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
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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.
Dr Shona Minson 