Prisoner Early Release Scheme - Private Notice Question (23 Jul 2026)
Baroness Hamwee: My Lords, the early release scheme came from earned progression, the concept behind David Gauke’s proposals. Progression, of course, includes rehabilitation. The Minister has already...
View ArticleEarly Release of Prisoners ( 7 Jul 2026)
Jake Richards: ...in our country. Therefore, in the aftermath, the Government rightly wanted to ensure that would never happen again. The Home Secretary—then the Justice Secretary—commissioned the...
View ArticleImprisonment for Public Protection - Question ( 2 Jul 2026)
Lord Keen of Elie: My Lords, the Independent Sentencing Review chaired by David Gauke recognised the unique challenges posed by the remaining IPP population and recommended further reforms to support...
View ArticleHome Office and Ministry of Justice (29 Jun 2026)
Sarah Sackman: ...I will come to, in both areas we have grasped the nettle. We have sought expert advice in the form of the independent review led by Sir Brian Leveson into the state of our criminal...
View ArticleSentencing Bill - Committee (2nd Day): Amendment 52 ( 1 Dec 2025)
Lord Timpson: .... We are moving to a model that enables probation practitioners to use their professional expertise to ensure that rehabilitation is tailored to what works. This was a direct...
View ArticleKing’s Speech - Debate (2nd Day) (14 May 2026)
Lord Barber of Chittlehampton: ..., to Gordon Brown’s time as Chancellor and to the work of the noble Lord, Lord Macpherson, who was in charge of public expenditure back then. Later, in 2017, and...
View ArticleKing’s Speech - Debate (2nd Day) (14 May 2026)
Lord Barber of Chittlehampton: ..., to Gordon Brown’s time as Chancellor and to the work of the noble Lord, Lord Macpherson, who was in charge of public expenditure back then. Later, in 2017, and...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Courts and Tribunals Bill: New Clause 2 - Specialists...
Sarah Sackman: ...the Government have been laying the foundations. We inherited a broken system, and we have prioritised work to stabilise the whole system, including commissioning both the sentencing...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Courts and Tribunals Bill: New Clause 1 - Reduction in...
Yasmin Qureshi: ...to avoid cases going to a trial and taking up court time. The new clause is in tune with the Government’s recent announcement following the review carried out by the former Lord...
View ArticleWritten Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Justice: Strengthening prison...
David Lammy: ...reform and modernisation. Several of the broader recommendations in Dame Lynne’s review align with the cross- criminal justice system reform already underway following the reviews led...
View ArticleBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report) -...
Lord McNally: ...a couple of points on which the Minister may want to comment. I am genuinely worried about the retreat on education. I know the budgetary problems that are faced and I commend the work...
View ArticlePrison Capacity: Annual Statement (29 Jan 2026)
Jake Richards: ...in generations is under way. That is why wholesale reform is essential. This Government had the courage to act. First, we launched the independent sentencing review, led by former...
View ArticleSentencing Bill: After Clause 19 - Court transcripts of sentencing remarks...
Jake Richards: ...support. More generally, it is worth remembering that this legislation was carefully drafted as a result of the independent sentencing review led by the former Conservative Justice...
View ArticleSentencing Bill - Report (Continued): Amendment 88 ( 6 Jan 2026)
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd: ...express first his appreciation of the time the Minister has taken to speak to him about the issue raised by this amendment. I can explain it very briefly. In the independent...
View ArticleSentencing Bill - Report: Amendment 74 ( 6 Jan 2026)
Lord Timpson: ...sentence. As noble Lords know, the proposals for the progression model, which Clause 20 seeks to implement, are the result of extensive work by the Independent Sentencing Review. The...
View ArticleSentencing Bill - Report: Amendment 25 ( 6 Jan 2026)
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames: ...early-release provisions to attempt a short-term, stopgap solution that was far less well thought out and researched than the measures proposed in the Bill. Those...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prison Accommodation (23 Dec 2025)
Jake Richards: ...sentencing reforms to end our prisons crisis – and deliver punishment that cuts crime. On 2 September we introduced the Sentencing Bill to take forward most of the recommendations...
View ArticleScottish Parliament: Sentencing Bill (18 Dec 2025)
Angela Constance: .... The UK Government introduced the Sentencing Bill on 2 September 2025 to implement the recommendations set out in the report of the independent sentencing review led by the Rt Hon...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Ministry of Justice: Sentencing ( 9 Dec 2025)
Jake Richards: In October 2024, we commissioned the Independent Sentencing Review, led by former Lord Chancellor Rt. Hon. David Gauke. The Review was tasked with re-evaluating the sentencing framework...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Ministry of Justice: Sentencing ( 4 Dec 2025)
Lord Timpson: .... More broadly, the Government keeps the sentencing framework under regular review. In October 2024, we commissioned the Independent Sentencing Review, led by former Lord Chancellor...
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