tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-04-01T10:34:30+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-to-introduce-legislation-to-block-new-sentencing-guidelines 2025-04-01T10:34:30+01:00 Government to introduce legislation to block new sentencing guidelines 皇冠体育app government will introduce new legislation to stop Sentencing Council's guidelines coming into effect tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellors-opening-remarks-to-the-first-meeting-of-the-womens-justice-board 2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 Lord Chancellor鈥檚 opening remarks to the first meeting of the Women鈥檚 Justice Board 皇冠体育app Lord Chancellor opened the first meeting of the Women鈥檚 Justice Board with a clear mission statement to send fewer women to prison. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/innovation-and-international-comparisons-front-and-centre-of-sentencing-review 2024-11-14T00:00:00+00:00 Innovation and international comparisons front and centre of Sentencing Review Technological innovations and international prison policies are among things being studied as part of the government鈥檚 Sentencing Review. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/landmark-sentencing-review-launched-to-end-prison-crisis 2024-10-21T00:00:00+01:00 Landmark Sentencing Review launched to end prison crisis Public safety will be at the heart of an independent review into sentencing, as the government pledges to end the crisis in our prisons. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/increased-sentencing-powers-for-magistrates-to-address-prisons-crisis 2024-10-17T13:29:05+01:00 Increased sentencing powers for magistrates to address prisons crisis More victims will get the justice they deserve sooner under plans to give magistrates greater sentencing powers. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/year-of-targeted-action-to-better-protect-women 2024-03-18T10:35:44+00:00 Year of targeted action to better protect women Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/proposals-for-review-of-ipp-licence-termination-criteria 2023-12-14T12:57:10+00:00 Proposals for review of IPP licence termination criteria Proposals for review of IPP licence termination criteria and updated HMPPS IPP Action Plan tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-announces-new-plans-so-societys-most-depraved-killers-will-face-life-behind-bars 2023-08-26T22:30:01+01:00 PM announces new plans so society's most depraved killers will face life behind bars Society鈥檚 most depraved killers will face life behind bars with no chance of being released, under tough plans announced by the Prime Minister. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-safety-boost-as-major-justice-reforms-come-into-force 2022-06-28T00:01:03+01:00 Public safety boost as major justice reforms come into force Landmark reforms to better protect the public and make our streets safer come into force today (28 June). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/justice-overhaul-to-better-protect-the-public-and-back-our-police 2021-03-09T00:01:05+00:00 Justice overhaul to better protect the public and back our police Cutting crime and building safer communities will be at the heart of new legislation unveiled in Parliament today (9 March 2021). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sentencing-code-granted-royal-assent 2020-10-22T16:12:38+01:00 Sentencing Code granted Royal Assent A new code to simplify the country鈥檚 complex sentencing laws moved a step closer today (22 October 2020) as the Sentencing Act 2020 received Royal Assent. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellors-speech-white-paper-launch-a-smarter-approach-to-sentencing 2020-09-16T12:17:52+01:00 Lord Chancellor鈥檚 Speech: White Paper Launch - A Smarter Approach to Sentencing Full text of the speech given by Robert Buckland QC to launch the White Paper - A Smarter Approach to Sentencing. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/radical-sentencing-overhaul-to-cut-crime 2020-09-16T11:17:27+01:00 Radical sentencing overhaul to cut crime 皇冠体育app Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC has today set out his plan for "smarter sentencing" to crack down on crime and protect the public by ensuring dangerous criminals are kept in prison for longer. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/government-response-to-law-commission-report-on-the-sentencing-code 2020-04-28T15:31:27+01:00 Government response to Law Commission report on the Sentencing Code Today (28 April 2020) the government has published its final response to the Law Commission鈥檚 Report on the Sentencing Code. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sentencing-code-unveiled-in-parliament 2020-03-05T00:01:07+00:00 Sentencing Code unveiled in Parliament Plans to simplify the country鈥檚 complex sentencing laws moved a step closer today (5 March 2020) as Ministers unveiled a Bill in Parliament. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/automatic-early-release-of-terrorists-ends 2020-02-26T18:59:32+00:00 Automatic early release of terrorists ends 皇冠体育app automatic early release of terrorist offenders will end as emergency legislation to ensure the public is protected receives Royal Assent. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/helen-s-law-returns-to-parliament 2020-01-08T12:45:05+00:00 鈥楬elen鈥檚 Law鈥� returns to Parliament Murderers and paedophiles who refuse to disclose information about their victims could spend longer behind bars as a bill to enact 鈥楬elen鈥檚 Law鈥� enters Parliament today (8 January 2020). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-given-power-to-question-lenient-prison-sentences 2019-10-29T12:28:20+00:00 Public given power to question 鈥榣enient鈥� prison sentences More victims will soon be able to ask for an offender鈥檚 sentence to be increased if they think the punishment is too lenient. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/helen-s-law-takes-vital-step-closer 2019-10-15T14:42:25+01:00 Helen鈥檚 Law takes vital step closer Murderers and paedophiles who hold back information on their victims could spend longer behind bars as a bill to enact 鈥楬elen鈥檚 Law鈥� enters parliament today (15 October 2019). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sentencing-review-to-look-at-most-dangerous-and-prolific-offenders 2019-08-12T13:08:33+01:00 Sentencing review to look at most dangerous and prolific offenders 皇冠体育app Ministry of Justice will conduct an urgent review ordered by the Prime Minister, to ensure the public are properly protected from the most dangerous criminals.