Closed consultation

Strengthening the Independent Scrutiny Bodies through Legislation

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 19 August 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Summary

Seeking views on a number of options to strengthen the Arm’s Length Bodies’ ability to scrutinise and improve accountability within the Criminal Justice System.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
11am on 19 August 2020 to 11:59pm on 30 September 2020

Consultation description

This consultation explores a number of options to strengthen the Arm’s Length Bodies’ ability to scrutinise and improve accountability within the criminal justice system, more specifically relating to prisons, probation and custodial settings. It also considers extending the tenure of the interested senior public appointees, as well as placing the National Preventive Mechanism on a statutory footing. Please note that this is not a public consultation but is directed at those involved and organisations that have an interest in the proposals.

Documents

Consultation document

PDF, 423 KB, 20 pages

Published 19 August 2020