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HANSARDShort Sentence Suspension: Probation ServiceThe first point is not right; since 2010, the overall levels of crime have fallen by 40%. As for the second point, reoffending has dropped from about 32% to about 25%. The third…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the last Justice questions, we have introduced a Criminal Justice Bill, which responds rapidly and robustly to the latest criminal threats. It will include strengthened laws…21 Nov 2023HANSARDShort Sentence Suspension: Probation ServiceTo expand probation capacity, we have increased funding by £155 million a year to deliver effective supervision of offenders in the community. In 2020-21 we recruited an…21 Nov 2023HANSARDShort Sentence Suspension: Probation ServiceThose who behave in such an appalling way should expect to feel exactly that: the full force of the law. Let me be crystal clear: those who pose a particular threat to individuals…21 Nov 2023HANSARDShort Sentence Suspension: Probation ServiceOn a point of detail, as of 30 September 2023 the increase on the previous year was 4.2% for band 3 probation officers, 6.9% for band 4 officers and 13% for senior probation…21 Nov 2023HANSARDNon-custodial Sentences: Public ConfidenceI am delighted to hear that from the hon. Gentleman. We have to follow the evidence, which shows that short sentences of immediate custody lead to a higher reoffending rate than…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI simply note the question. Plainly, I make no comment on the specifics. I have heard my right hon. and learned Friend’s point, and I will happily take it up with him subsequently.21 Nov 2023HANSARDICC: Government SupportThe UK is one of the major funders of the International Criminal Court, and provides further practical support including sentence enforcement, pro bono expertise in victim and…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Those people are on the frontline of society, acting effectively in public to do an incredibly important public service. We have already moved…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right about the eight court buildings, but that is in the context of an estate of over 300 buildings. It is important to note, however, that we have…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who is a passionate and principled campaigner on the issue of public safety. These measures will find their way into the Criminal Justice…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is important to establish what is already available to the police: section 39 on common assault, section 47 on assault occasioning actual bodily harm and—heaven forbid—sections…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend speaks with great authority as a magistrate, and I know from my own experience as a practitioner how important stand-down reports are. They provide the bench with…21 Nov 2023HANSARDICC: Government SupportThe hon. Gentleman’s original question was about the resource that we provide to the ICC. We are the second largest donor after Germany, and we have provided some additional…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes a simple but incredibly important point. We want to follow the evidence so that we protect the public. We will do so, on the one hand, by locking up the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDPrison CapacityI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is such a champion on this issue. He is right, and to increase the number of staff we have increased pay, accepting the recommendation of the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDPrison CapacityMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Between January 2019 and March 2023, 14,700 foreign national offenders were served with deportation orders and removed. As he has…21 Nov 2023HANSARDPrison CapacityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words about my hon. Friend. Yes, absolutely; where the court determines that an alternative disposal is appropriate, we are keen for…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsNot for the first or last time, my hon. and learned Friend has got absolutely to the point. We have deliberately constructed the policy so that if an individual presents a…21 Nov 2023