Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Baroness Chapman of Darlington Excerpts
Monday 28th April 2014

(10 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Kelvin Hopkins—not here.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington Portrait Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab)
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The Minister seems to think that community resolutions can be appropriate for violent crime, but does he think that even in those circumstances they should perhaps form part of a criminal record at least?

Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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The hon. Lady will know that we are looking at the whole issue of out-of-court disposals. We want to reach a position where the use, as she says, of community resolutions is restricted to crimes where this is appropriate, but not for those where such a resolution would damage the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. I hope she acknowledges that the amount of violent crime in this country is at such a low level now.