Royal Commission on Criminal Justice Debate
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Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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Lord Keen of Elie
My Lords, at this time we are not intending to make any decision with respect to smaller juries.
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab) [V]
My Lords, does the Minister agree that there is a gross imbalance between rising levels of reported crime and a fall in prosecutions to a 50-year low, after a decade of cuts in the police, forensic services and the CPS? Can the Minister say whether the royal commission will consider the growing use of out-of-court disposals when it looks at the workings of the criminal justice system?
Lord Keen of Elie
My Lords, we have previously announced increases in the provision for police numbers. With regard to the royal commission, the terms of reference have not yet been finalised; I am therefore not in a position to confirm the precise terms.