Lords Committee takes evidence on community sentences
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is holding its third and fourth oral evidence sessions as part of its inquiry on community sentences.
Meeting details
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Community sentences
Chief Executive at The Magistrates Association
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Community sentences
Chair at The Sentencing Council
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee continues its inquiry on community sentences. Today, it is holding two separate sessions. The earlier session concentrates on the attitudes of magistrates towards community sentences. The later session concentrates on sentencing guidelines on the imposition of community sentences.
Possible questions for the Magistrates Association
- Why has the use of community sentences been decreasing in recent years?
- How effective is cooperation between magistrates and the Probation Service?
- How much awareness do sentencers have of the activities that offenders actually undertake when sentenced to a community order?
Possible questions for the Sentencing Council
- What facts does the Sentencing Council take into account when revising sentencing guidelines?
- What influence does feedback from the Probation Service have on sentencing guidelines?
- What solution do sentencing guidelines offer to guide low-level, prolific offenders on their path to desistance?