ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

High Hedges Bill Submission

Submission by the Labour Party in Northern Ireland to the High Hedges Bill Consultation. 2 July 2010.

The Labour Party in Northern Ireland supports the main principles in the High Hedges Bill 2010.

The Party urges that the legislation be brought in urgently, as protection for the public on this issue is long overdue.

It commends the efforts in the Bill to encourage mediation in disputes between neighbours, before resorting to the use of the legislation.