To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the length of prison sentences for people convicted of a crime who decline to attend their sentencing hearing on prison capacity.
Offenders should be brought before the court to face the consequences of their crimes.  That is why on 30 August 2023, the Government announced its intention to introduce a new court order requiring an offender to attend their sentencing hearing. It will ...
Prison Sentences