Now, what was the promise of this piece of legislation at the time from the architect of this law, David Garrett? The ghost of David Garrett may still be walking these halls—an identity that no one wants to steal because of his past. But Mr Garrett said that by passing this legislation, we would make our communities safer and we would see the numbers of these serious offences drop. Well, that is not the case. It is not borne out in the evidence in the 10 years since this piece of legislation passed. 