Does Coalition sentencing policy add up?
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon asks whether the Ministry of Justice has been getting its sums wrong on sentencing policy.
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Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon asks whether the Ministry of Justice has been getting its sums wrong on sentencing policy.
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Our Political Editor on the Chancellor’s role in getting the Government tio re-assess its plans on sentencing policy.
The rejection of a plan to cut sentences by up to half for guilty pleas finds favour with some backbenchers, but leaves others less convinced reports Political Editor Gary Gibbon
Controversial Government plans aimed at cutting the prison population, including halving sentences for those who plead guilty early, could be shelved following widespread criticism.
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke’s plans to reform the justice system, including proposals to halve sentences for those who plead guilty early, are set to be shelved.
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The claim “We’ve actually boosted the funding for Rape Crisis centres.” David Cameron MP, Prime Minister’s Questions, May 18, 2011
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