The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 is being implemented by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, with ongoing scrutiny of its effectiveness in reducing reoffending and protecting the public. Current focus includes assessment of bail conditions, sentencing guidelines for community and custodial sentences, and the broader criminal justice response to crime and anti-social behaviour.
UIN: HLWS1405 I wish to update the House on the government’s work to improve outcomes for women in or at risk of contact with the criminal justice system, and to set out next steps following the publication of the Women’s …
UIN: HCWS667 Today, the Independent Sentencing Review published its findings and recommendations. The Review was chaired by the Rt Hon David Gauke alongside a panel of experts, including a former Lord Chief Justice, and representatives from the police, prisons, probat...
UIN: HCWS378 On 29 February 2024, a report on Part 1 of the independent Angiolini Inquiry was published. The Inquiry was established following the horrific murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021 by then-serving Metropolitan Police Service officer Wayne Couzens. …
UIN: HCWS332 Our plan to cut crime and keep the public safe is working. Violent and neighbourhood crime have reduced by over 50% since 2010, and the reoffending rate is down from 31% to 25%. We are locking up more …
UIN: HCWS141 Today will see the publication of the government’s statutory report on the nature and prevalence of spiking in accordance with section 71(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. This report has been laid before both …
UIN: HCWS33 I am pleased to set out to the House the Government’s response to three consultations that have informed provisions in the Criminal Justice Bill which is being introduced in the House of Commons today. Government response to the …
UIN: HLWS31 My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to set out to the House the Government’s response to three consultations that …
UIN: HCWS848 I am pleased to announce that the Government is today bringing into force sections 194 and 195 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 which will extend the scope of the Government’s disregards and pardons scheme. …
UIN: HLWS826 My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This Government was elected on a clear manifesto commitment to make our country safer. This means backing …
UIN: HCWS834 This Government was elected on a clear manifesto commitment to make our country safer. This means backing our police and preventing and cutting crime. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, introduced today, will do this by: equipping …
UIN: HCWS836 This government was elected on a clear manifesto commitment to make our country safer. This means toughening sentences for the worst crimes and bringing offenders to justice swiftly through an efficient court system. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and …
UIN: HLWS827 My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Robert Buckland) has made the following Written Statement."This government was elected on a clear manifesto commitment to make our country safer. This means toughening sent...
UIN: HCWS210 I am today announcing the Government’s final response to the Law Commission’s Report on the Sentencing Code, published on 22 November 2018. The final response can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-law-commissio...