Extract from Commons Delegated Legislation committee consideration of the Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019 - Mar 2
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 08:12
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Chris
Philp): Sentencers have welcomed the use of these measures. It
so happens that one of my parliamentary caseworkers is a magistrate
at Croydon magistrates court in London, and anecdotally she has
reported that she feels the orders work well. That has been
reflected in the more formal feedback via the five studies. The
police also welcome these measures. The Humberside Police and crime
commissioner, Keith Hunter, said:...Request free trial
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