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HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewWhat do these changes amount to? They are a “get out of jail free” card for dangerous criminals. Has the Justice Secretary even gone through a court listing recently? Pick one…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing Reviewindicated assent .22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewI do not want to let criminals out early—you do.22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewOf course, Mr Speaker. The Ministry of Justice’s own pilot scheme found that 71% of tagged offenders breached their curfew. When it comes to stopping reoffending, tags are about…22 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillIn recent months, I have sat with Jeremy and Susan Everard, whose daughter, Sarah, was murdered in the most horrific circumstances; with Paula Hudgell, whose little boy, Tony,…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI agree with the point that my hon. Friend has made. Given that the threshold of “grossly disproportionate” is an available and established concept in law, why not apply it in…20 May 2025HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if she will make a statement on the public safety implications of the Government’s plan to set a 28-day limit on…15 May 2025HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits“Sorry” seems to be the hardest word today. I see that the Justice Secretary has still not come to Parliament to defend her policy. Yesterday she deliberately avoided scrutiny in…15 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison Staff(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if she will make a statement on the failure of the prison estate to protect staff from serious and sustained violence…12 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffLet me place on record our sympathies to the prison officer injured at HMP Belmarsh. We wish them a full recovery and thank all prison officers for their courage in the face of…12 May 2025HANSARDFemale OffendersIt has been six days since the Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgment in the case brought by For Women Scotland—a judgment that confirms basic biological reality and…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing CouncilToday, the Justice Secretary is belatedly introducing a Bill to restore fairness in who receives a pre-sentence report, but it will not correct what the pre-sentence report says.…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI support the Lord Chancellor’s decision to commission a full statutory inquiry into the terrible attack in Nottingham. I know it will be welcomed by the families and everyone in…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, it is important that judges and the manner in which they are appointed are properly scrutinised in this House, and I will not shy away from doing so. Helen Pitcher was…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillHow did we get here? It takes a special kind of uselessness to engineer a crisis entirely of your own making and then to come to this House asking for applause as you legislate…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillI have to applaud the hon. Gentleman for reading out his Whips’ questions there. I have said it before and I will say it again, however: I do wish that he and those on the Labour…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillIt is, I hope, inadvertent, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Sentencing Council wrote to the Lord Chancellor correcting her on this very point, and made clear that the guidance that was…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillLet me finish the point. If hon. Members do not like the answer, perhaps they should hear it in full. The Sentencing Council made it clear that the guidance that was put before…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillThe guidance does not use that phrase. It says a report would “usually” be required. That is an important point, because it removes discretion. Of course, there might be instances…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillThat is the very real risk of what we see, not just in these aborted sentencing guidelines, but in the broader fabric of two-tier justice that we are revealing with every passing…22 Apr 2025