{"id":158029,"date":"2024-10-21T09:24:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T09:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/21\/former-tory-minister-david-gauke-to-lead-prison-sentencing-review\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T09:24:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T09:24:08","slug":"former-tory-minister-david-gauke-to-lead-prison-sentencing-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/21\/former-tory-minister-david-gauke-to-lead-prison-sentencing-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Tory minister David Gauke to lead prison sentencing review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will appoint the former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke to lead a review of prison sentencing, the BBC has confirmed.<\/p>\n

The Labour Party said in its general election manifesto it would establish a review of sentencing \u201cto ensure it is brought up to date\u201d.<\/p>\n

The BBC reported earlier this month<\/a> that Gauke was the frontrunner to lead the review. <\/p>\n

His appointment is expected to be announced on Tuesday by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.<\/p>\n

Gauke was justice secretary under Theresa May from January 2018 to July 2019. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He then broke with the Conservative Party over Brexit, and stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate at the 2019 general election. In July he rejoined the Conservative Party.<\/p>\n

Gauke has previously suggested that jail terms of less than six months should be scrapped. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The prisons minister, Lord Timpson, has also previously argued that the prison population is too large.<\/p>\n

As well as scrapping short sentences, the review is expected to consider toughening up community orders as an alternative to jail. <\/p>\n

Community orders can include<\/a> compelling someone to take part in rehabilitation programmes or carry out unpaid work for the local area such as removing graffiti.<\/p>\n

Someone given a community order may also face restrictions on where they live or where they can go. <\/p>\n

Several government sources have pointed to advances in technology, such as sobriety tags monitoring alcohol use, that could be used more widely to detain criminals in their homes.<\/p>\n

Ministers are also exploring international examples of reducing crime in Texas and Louisiana, where prisoners can reduce their sentences by earning credits for good behaviour.<\/p>\n

The review is expected to make its recommendations in the spring. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Since coming to power in July the government has had to grapple with severe overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. <\/p>\n

One of Labour’s first acts after winning the election was to implement an early release scheme, drawn up by the previous government.<\/p>\n

Under the scheme, prisoners can be let out if they have completed 40% of their sentence, rather than 50%, as was previously the case.<\/p>\n

The government has said offenders jailed for violent offences with sentences of at least four years, sex offenders and domestic abusers were not eligible.<\/p>\n

Last month 1,700 prisoners were freed under the scheme and a further 1,100 will be released on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

The policy is due to be reviewed in 18 months. <\/p>\n

The government has defended the scheme saying it had “inherited prisons in crisis and on the brink of collapse”.<\/p>\n

“Had that happened, the courts would have been unable to hold trials and the police to make arrests,” a government spokesperson added.<\/p>\n

The Conservatives have said the government “badly managed” the scheme creating “serious public concern” about the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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