Lords Committee takes evidence on community sentences
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is holding its seventh oral evidence session as part of its inquiry on community sentences.
Meeting details
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Community sentences
CEO at Revolving Doors
Representative at Revolving Doors
Representative at Revolving Doors
Representative at Revolving Doors
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee continues its inquiry on community sentences in England and Wales. Today, it considers the experiences of people on probation, meeting three people who have recently served a community order. The Committee is also hearing from the Chief Executive Officer of Revolving Doors.
Possible questions
- Before you were sentenced, did the Probation Service prepare a written pre-sentence report for you? Were you able to contribute to it?
- When serving your community order, how was your relationship with your probation officer? What is the most important thing they have done for you?
- What do you think makes a good probation officer?
- Did your probation officer refer you to other organisations? If so, how was your relationship with them?
- Has your sentence helped you, in general? Has it made it easier for you to avoid committing crimes in the future? What aspect of the sentence helped you most?
- To what extent did your sentence feel like a punishment?