Background Trespass on designated sites
46.In recent years there have been a number of breaches of security at the residences of Her Majesty.
47.Following the incident at Windsor Castle on 21 June 2003 an inquiry was conducted by Commander Frank Armstrong of the City of London Police. Commander Armstrong reported in August 2003 (a summary of his report is available from the Metropolitan Police Service Press Office on 020 7230 2818). His first recommendation was as follows:
““There have been a number of intrusions into Royal premises in recent years, which have resulted in no formal prosecution. Consideration should be given to creating new legislation with a specific offence of trespassing into secure specified (Royal/Government) premises, as there is currently no deterrent.””
48.This recommendation was reinforced by the Report of the Security Commission of May 2004 (Cm 6177), following Ryan Parry’s activities at Buckingham Palace.