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“‘Dishonest’ custody bill under fire for ignoring fears on early release” Scotsman
The Justice 2 Committee met on Tuesday 28th November and heard evidence on the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill from Ian Gunn, Governor, HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and Bill McKinlay, Governor, HMP Barlinnie; Tony Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service; Mark Hodgkinson, Chief Officer, Northern Community Justice Authority, and Chris Hawkes, Chief Officer, Lothian and Borders Community Justice Authority; Johann Lamont MSP, Deputy Minister for Justice, Tony Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service, Valerie MacNiven, Head, Criminal Justice Group, and Charles Garland, Legal and Parliamentary Services, Scottish Executive.
Posted by MM on Mon 20th Nov 2006 at 7:26 amThe Justice 2 Committee will meet at 2pm today Tuesday 14th November in Committee Room 6 and will hear (inter alia) evidence on the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill from David McKenna, Chief Executive, and Neil Paterson, Director of Operations, Victim Support Scotland; and Susan Matheson and Donald Dickie, Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice; Cyrus Tata, Co-Director, Centre for Sentencing Research, The Law School, University of Strathclyde; Richard Sparks, Professor of Criminology, Law School, University of Edinburgh; and Bill Whyte, Director, Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre.
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“Call to replace short sentences with community service” Scotsman
Following posted on 14.11.06
“Scepticism over jail release rules” Courier
“Reforms of jail sentences ‘are tough enough’” Evening News
“Sentencing plan ‘is tough enough’ ” BBC
“McConnell under fire on early release plans” Evening Times
“Minister says victims often feel let down by justice system” STV
Following posted on 13.11.06
“Climbdown on prisoners’ early release” Scotland on Sunday
“Lethal scandal of early release” Scotland on Sunday
“Rehabilitation must get the hard political cell” Scotland on Sunday
“New knife crackdown raises fears for fencing” Scotsman
Press releases
“Straightforward, honest sentencing does not involve tying the hands of judges” Scottish Conservatives
“It’s Time to End Early Release” SNP
See also
Written submissions on the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill
Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill
The Finance Committee will hear evidence on the Financial Memorandum of the Custodial Sentences and Weapons Bill at 10am in Committee Room 2 today Tuesday 14th November from Willie Pretswell, Finance and Business Services Director, Scottish Prison Service; Rachel Gwyon, Director of Corporate Services, SPS; and Eric Murch, Director of Partnerships and Commissioning, SPS. Jane Richardson, Head of Parole and Life Sentence Review Division, Scottish Executive; Brian Cole, Community Justice Services Branch, Scottish Executive; and Gery McLaughlin, Head of Knife Crime Branch, Scottish Executive.
Posted by MM on Tue 14th Nov 2006 at 9:01 am“500 staff needed for court sentence reforms” Herald
The Justice 2 Committee will meet today 7th November at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 6 and hear evidence on the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill from Alan Baird, Convener, Criminal Justice Standing Committee, Association of Directors of Social Work; and Lindsay MacGregor, Policy Manager, Councillor Eric Jackson and Councillor Alison Hay, COSLA; Superintendent William Manson and Detective Superintendent James Cameron, ACPOS; Clive Murray, National President, Association of Scottish Police Superintendents; and John Carnochan and Will Linden, Senior Intelligence Analyst, and Violence Reduction Unit, Strathclyde Police; Derek Turner, Assistant Secretary for Scotland, and Kenny Cassels, Vice Chair, Prison Officers Association.
Posted by MM on Tue 7th Nov 2006 at 8:13 am“War on knives ‘may boost gun crime’” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Tue 7th Nov 2006 at 8:03 amThis week in the Parliament saw much interesting debate in Committees, with the first evidence taking session in the inquiry into child sex offenders, and the first examination of the Prostitution Bill. During First Minister’s Questions, concerns regarding the monitoring of people on the sex offenders register were discussed following the murder of a Polish student in Glasgow. Elish Angiolini was recommended by the First Minister as the first female Lord Advocate following Colin Boyd’s sudden resignation, and the Executive published the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill.
For the full report go our weekly parliamentary report page.
Posted by MM on Tue 10th Oct 2006 at 7:57 am“New Sentencing and Weapons Bill published ” Holyrood.com
“Shake up of prison sentences” Daily Record 4.10.06
“£67m price of tougher sentencing ” Herald
“Sword sales and prison reprieves for the chop” Scotsman
“New weapons law moves step closer” Evening Times
“Executive to scrap automatic early release of prisoners” STV
“Sentencing bill ends automatic early release” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“Custodial Sentences and Weapons Bill” Scot. Exec.
“Far too late, but is it also too little?” Scottish Conservatives
See also
Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill