{SITE-NAME} Logo

Message Type Icon Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner

PCC calls on Government to maximise criminal justice system before breaking the foundations

PCC calls on Government to maximise criminal justice system before breaking the foundations

“Prison should be a deterrent, by watering down punishments, victims will question whether they have got the justice they deserve, and communities will ask whether sentences match the crime."

 

PCC John Campion has released a statement following the publishing of the Leveson review which sets out a series of proposals to reform the criminal courts.

 

It includes:

Increase in sitting days by only 8% in West Mercia with outstanding cases hitting 1,600

Reducing maximum sentences by 40% for guilty pleas

Removal of jury trials for some cases that would usually go through the Crown Court

 

Read full story. 

 


Reply to this message

Message Sent By
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia
Neighbourhood Alert