MP,
Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the
government's U-turn announcement of an independent review into
sentencing reform on domestic homicide, said:
"The gap in sentencing between those who murder at home versus in
the street leads to real injustice. Domestic murderers get off
too lightly after committing some of the most horrific crimes,
often against women.
"We are pleased the Government has now U-turned after voting
against Labour's proposal for an independent review to increase
sentencing for domestic murder in the Police, Crime, Sentencing
and Courts Bill.
"The Government should now introduce the rest of Labour's
proposals in its green paper to tackle the epidemic of violence
against women and girls."
Ends
Notes to Editors
- Labour’s Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Green Paper is
available here. It
includes a Review to increase sentences for domestic murder, a
new law aimed at ending street harassment, increasing sentences
for rapists and stalkers, introducing whole life tariffs for
anyone found guilty of rape, abduction and murder of an
individual, as well as providing a statutory defence for domestic
abuse survivors and real action to finally make misogyny a hate
crime.
- Today the government
announced the appointment of a criminal defence barrister to
consider the need for sentencing reform on domestic homicide.
