| answer text |
<p> </p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with the magistracy and sentencers to ensure they
are fully informed of the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms and associated implications.
The new National Probation Service (NPS) will be responsible for advice to courts
and, prior to sentence, the NPS will advise courts on sentencing options for cases
as part of a pre-sentence report (in accordance with the reserved function of giving
assistance to any court in determining the appropriate sentence to pass, under Section
4 of the Offender Management Act 2007).</p><p> </p><p>As now, the three categories
of pre-sentence report, Standard Delivery (SDR), Fast Delivery (FDR), and Same Day
(or Oral) reports will allow Courts the flexibility to deliver sentencing decisions
in the appropriate timeframe, depending on each individual case, reducing the number
of adjournments and expediting the criminal justice process. The new Risk of Serious
Recidivism (RSR) tool will be used to inform the allocation of cases to new Community
Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) or the NPS and complements the pre-sentence report
process. The RSR will be straightforward to use and aims to reduce bureaucracy in
the report writing process. We will ensure through the contracting process that CRCs
work closely with the NPS so that cases where the offender is under CRC supervision
are brought before the courts speedily and effectively.</p>
|
|
