Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Reoffenders: Prison Sentences (12 Mar...
Lord Timpson: ...has delivered on a manifesto commitment to bring sentencing up to date and ensure the framework is consistent by launching an Independent Review of Sentencing chaired by former Lord...
View ArticleSentencing Council Guidelines (17 Mar 2025)
Nicholas Dakin: The hon. Member is perfectly right to underline the importance of equality before the law. He gives me the opportunity to give a plug to the independent review of sentencing being...
View ArticleDomestic Abuse Offences (17 Mar 2025)
Alex Davies-Jones: ...typically committed against women and girls—including domestic abuse—is appropriately and proportionately reflected in the sentencing framework. That is why the sentencing review...
View ArticleSentencing Council Guidelines - Commons Urgent Question (19 Mar 2025)
Lord Timpson: ...from prison. When we had those conversations many years ago, the prison population was much lower than it is today. That is why we have established the review on sentencing being...
View ArticleCrown Court Criminal Case Backlog - Motion to Take Note (20 Mar 2025)
Lord Lemos: ...longer has led to the current crisis, but it has done little to reassure the public that they are adequately protected. I eagerly anticipate the reviews by Sir Brian Leveson into court...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Ministry of Justice: Question (31 Mar 2025)
Alex Davies-Jones: ...caused by offences typically committed against women and girls is appropriately and proportionally reflected in the sentencing framework. The Sentencing Review, chaired by former...
View ArticleSentencing Council Guidelines - Question ( 2 Apr 2025)
Lord Timpson: ...it has had with the Lord Chancellor. It paused the in-force date of the guideline until the legislation, which was introduced yesterday, takes effect. The Independent Sentencing Review...
View ArticleSentencing Council Guidelines - Statement ( 3 Apr 2025)
Lord Lemos: ...and quality of pre-sentence reports as necessary but to increase the use of community sentences, which he referred to and which we hope will be the case following the review of...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Crime and Policing Bill: Clause 14 - Assault of retail...
Diana R. Johnson: ...are really quite keen on that—to bring sentencing up to date and ensure that the framework is consistent by launching an independent review of sentencing, chaired by the former...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Crime and Policing Bill: Clause 16 - Theft from shop...
Alex Davies-Jones: ...on the most appropriate sentence and requirements. We cannot consider this issue in isolation. This is why we have launched an independent review of sentencing, chaired by former...
View ArticleCourt Waiting Times: Kent ( 8 Apr 2025)
Tristan Osborne: ...capital exercise? Has that been positioned to the Treasury? Thirdly, there must be a review of sentencing. I welcome the Government’s current move to look at sentencing, in a...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Ministry of Justice: Sentencing (15 Apr 2025)
Lord Timpson: The Government launched an Independent Review of Sentencing in October 2024, chaired by former Lord Chancellor David Gauke, to review the sentencing framework to ensure we are never again...
View ArticleJustice: Hyper-prolific Offending (22 Apr 2025)
Shabana Mahmood: ...levels of theft and shoplifting. In February, I announced reforms to the probation service that will focus more of its time on offenders who pose a higher risk of reoffending, and I...
View ArticleSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill (22 Apr 2025)
Josh Babarinde: ...up other injustices in our system. Another concern is that this proposal is being rushed through without comprehensive consultation or co-ordination with wider work that is already...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Ministry of Justice: Domestic Abuse (28 Apr 2025)
Alex Davies-Jones: ...caused by offences typically committed against women and girls is appropriately and proportionally reflected in the sentencing framework. The Sentencing Review, chaired by former...
View ArticleWales: Violence against Women and Girls (30 Apr 2025)
Nia Griffith: ...is why we have introduced a pilot this week in Wales that will enable victims and their friends, families and support workers to apply for a domestic abuse protection order. We have...
View ArticleSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill: Clause 1 - Sentencing...
Andrew Slaughter: ...the Sentencing Council been prepared, without the threat of legislation, to postpone implementation of the guideline, all these matters might have been dealt with in one Bill, and...
View ArticleSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - Second Reading ( 7 May 2025)
Lord Timpson: ...your Lordships’ House will have valuable experience to contribute. The noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and other noble Lords asked how this Bill interacts with the review of sentencing...
View ArticlePublic Bill Committee: Crime and Policing Bill: New Clause 13 - Prevention of...
Alex Davies-Jones: ...provided and the means of the offender, to strike a balance between seeking reparation and not imposing debts that are unrealistic and unenforceable. The independent sentencing...
View ArticleWritten Answers — Ministry of Justice: Reoffenders ( 9 May 2025)
Nicholas Dakin: ...and 2021, for example, prolific offenders represented nearly 10% of offenders but accounted for just over 50% of convictions. That clearly cannot continue. That is why the Lord...
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