Sentencing Bill [HL] - Second Reading
– in the House of Lords at
4:30 pm on 25th June 2020.
[…] However, this issue has gone on for far too long, and
wrong sentencing decisions have been very evident in reviews of the justice
system. Reading them suggests that as much as 36% of sentencing has been
wrongly attributed. Let us not forget that a huge court closure
programme—especially in my own area, south Wales—and the lack of interpreters in
court proceedings, have added to these delays. A clear way forward must now be
established, so that the public can have faith in a system of sentencing and
those sentenced given a fair judgment. […]
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