| Heading: |
Community Orders |
| Question ID: |
1814779 |
| UIN: |
HL8656 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4297 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
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| Asking Member handle: |
greenjennyjones
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@greenjennyjones
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace custodial sentences of 12 months or fewer with community sentences. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-03 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5364 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answer text: |
The Independent Sentencing Review has recommended that the Government limit the use of short custodial sentences, a position we support.We know that community orders and suspended sentence orders can more effectively reduce reoffending when compared to sh... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |