Extract from Lords consideration of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019 - Feb 11

Wednesday, 12 February 2020 07:32

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con):...This measure is welcomed by those on the front line. Indeed, as the Humberside Policeand crime commissioner Keith Hunter said: “The period in which the offender is tagged will give rehabilitation agencies a real opportunity to work with the individual and get them to recognise and change their behaviour, hopefully for good. I would like to see these orders available nationally as a standard feature of the Criminal...Request free trial