On 12th December 2024 the MOJ announced a once-in-a-generation independent review of the criminal courts. Led by former High Court Judge, Sir Brian Leveson, the review will look at how we speed up justice for victims and make our streets safer. The Crown Court caseload has risen substantially over recent years for complex reasons including […]
Specialist courts focused on breaking the addictions of prolific offenders are “efficient” and “a good idea”, the head of the government’s sentencing review has said as he suggested they could be rolled out across England and Wales. In an interview David Gauke praised “very encouraging” pilots of intensive supervision courts which steer recidivists to engage […]
More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged by March 2026 under a pilot scheme from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. People who have served custodial sentences for stalking offences will be tagged with a tracking device under strict licence conditions, City Hall said, to “protect victims and help prevent […]
The man in charge of a review of the prisons crisis says building more jails is not the answer and a more “strategic” approach is needed to free up space. The former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke has been called in by Labour to review sentencing, following the early release of nearly 3,000 offenders in […]
In Summer 2024, the capacity pressures on the prison system brought it dangerously close to total collapse. On taking office, the new government was forced to announce emergency measures that reduced the custodial term of some standard determinate sentences from 50 percent to 40 percent of a sentence. This review of sentencing is tasked with a comprehensive […]
Technological innovations and international prison policies are among things being studied as part of the government’s Sentencing Review. Panel of experts appointed to support review chair David Gauke Public call for evidence opened for 8 weeks Review to consider international best practice to tackle growing prison population and reduce reoffending The review, which aims to […]
Low-level offenders will serve their sentences under house arrest as part of plans to “reshape and redesign what punishment outside of a prison looks like”. Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, has launched a review of sentencing designed to deliver a long-term solution to the prisons crisis. Its aim is to reduce the demand for prison […]
Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 – Terms of Reference: In Summer 2024, the capacity pressures on the prison system brought it dangerously close to total collapse. On taking office, the new government was forced to announce emergency measures that reduced the custodial term of some standard determinate sentences from 50 percent to 40 percent […]
Chaired by former Lord Chancellor David Gauke, the review will make sure the most serious offenders can be sent to prison to protect the public, and that the country always has the space needed to keep dangerous criminals locked up. Launched on the day more prisoners will be leaving jail under an emergency release scheme […]
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will appoint the former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke to lead a review of prison sentencing, we have confirmed. The Labour Party said in its general election manifesto it would establish a review of sentencing “to ensure it is brought up to date. We reported earlier that Gauke was the […]
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