This Bill has been introduced to remove the ability of the Sentencing Council to issue Sentencing Guidelines which frame a request for a pre-sentence report
Author: shonaminson
Beyond the Barriers
The report provides an in depth analysis of the systemic barriers that hinder imprisoned mothers from participating effectively in family proceedings, thus undermining the principles
Legal Toolkit Launch: No Births Behind Bars
September saw the launch of a legal resource for all those representing pregnant and post natal women in sentencing proceedings. Doughty Street Chambers’ barristers Maya Sikand KC, Kirsty Brimelow KC and Pippa Woodrow, and Level UP’s Janey Starling spoke at the resource launch, but the most powerful voice was that of Lila, imprisoned when 17 weeks pregnant.
Manifestos and Missing the Point
Manifestos and Missing the Point
The Labour Manifesto breaks new ground in mentioning the need for support for children who experience parental imprisonment.
Of course there should be more provision to support children who experience the imprisonment of a parent. But it’s time to move beyond a one dimensional approach focused on future criminality.
A Hope List for IWD 2024
‘Hope locates itself in the premise that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is the room to act.’
Evidence-led sentencing ? A proposed new guideline.
The Sentencing Council have published a revised Imposition of Community and Custodial Sentences guideline for consultation. After years of research into sentencing practice and the impact on children of maternal imprisonment, I am really pleased to see such strong, evidence-led, development of the sentencing guidelines.
Dr Shona Minson 