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We need to make sure that sentences are more effective at punishing offenders and repairing the harm caused to victims.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Findings of the Crown Court Sentencing Survey for sentences passed by the Crown Court in England and Wales in 2013.
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
National Statistics on the time taken to bring persistent young offenders to justice.
Explores effects of offender characteristics on the reoffending impacts of short custodial sentences (<12 months) and court orders, and requirements imposed.
Karina Filimonova and Andrejs Stolarovs were each sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to eight months in prison for the illegal possession and intent to supply unlicensed medicines, including prescription only medicines, valued at £1.6m following investigations by the Medicines and...
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
British citizens facing death sentences or on death row.
A blog by the Youth Justice Board's (YJB) Business Intelligence and Insights Directorate that highlights racial disparity in the youth justice system and the ongoing work to tackle it.
A consultation looking at whether cowardly domestic killers should receive tougher sentences if they subject their victims to a campaign of coercive and controlling abuse, has been launched by the Lord Chancellor today.
Insolvency Service secures convictions against five individuals involved in a complex fraud and money laundering scheme.
John Leslie Allison sentenced to 3 years and 5 months (1261 days) in prison.
Information on the types of report, including pre-sentence reports, how they are used and what they should contain. It also includes information on how to manage court orders and specific requirements including electronic monitoring, unpaid work and intensive supervision and...
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jones on 8 January 2024.
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