Government Review on Sentencing

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Government to consider scrapping short jail terms

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David Gauke , a former justice secretary and Conservative MP , is the frontrunner to head the review.

He said there was a strong case for scrapping jail terms of less than six months .

Ministers are interested in proposals to toughen community orders as an alternative to jail.

It comes as prisons are struggling to deal with overcrowding after the number of offenders behind bars hit a record high.

He suggested previous prisons ministers had not always followed the evidence on “the best way to stop reoffending”. The government has not made any decisions on potential changes to sentencing policy and will not do so until it has considered the recommendations of the review. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “The lord chancellor has confirmed plans to launch a review into sentencing that will focus on protecting the public and reducing reoffending. “We will soon be in a position to announce the terms of reference for this independent review and confirm its chair.”.

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