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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-09more like thismore than 2017-10-09
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Alternatives to Prison remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of creating alternative penalties for offences that normally require custodial sentences in order to address overcrowding in prisons. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL1733 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-17more like thismore than 2017-10-17
answer text <p>Sentencing is a matter for the independent courts. The law already allows judges to impose a non-custodial sentence, even when the threshold for a custodial term is reached.</p><p>Sentencing Guidelines are clear that sentencers must consider all the available disposals in any given case and will impose the sentence most appropriate to the offence and offender.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton remove filter
question first answered
less than 2017-10-17T11:58:00.053Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-17T11:58:00.053Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this