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<p>The Government keeps the effectiveness of all parts of the sentencing framework,
including the operation of extended determinate sentences, under constant review.
We do not keep statistical information on the link between extended determinate sentences
and the specific types of offending or issues referred to in the question. However,
the Government is confident that these sentences are effective in providing an appropriately
robust form of punishment for serious sexual and violent offenders as well as an appropriate
level of public protection, in the form of an extended fixed licence period, to address
the danger posed by such offenders.</p>
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