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Proceeding contribution from Julian Lewis (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 20 July 2006. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice

According to the Home Secretary’s statement, the Government will end the requirement that judges should automatically halve the minimum term when setting the earliest release date for those serving unlimited sentences. Am I right in thinking that the vast majority of sentences are not unlimited sentences, and does that mean that the majority of sentences, say for 18 years, 14 years, 12 years, will still—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
449 c488 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Crime Administration of justice Human rights Law and order Sentencing Reform Victims
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk