Parole Board: Transparency and Victim Support Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice
Friday 19th January 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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The intention is to look at what can be done to increase transparency, and I will, of course, come back to the House with more detailed proposals once the review has been completed.

Antoinette Sandbach Portrait Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con)
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May I urge the Lord Chancellor to write to the CPS and ask it to undertake a review? It might well be that the public interest test was not satisfied because an indeterminate sentence had been given, and the change in circumstances may mean that that test is now satisfied in respect of victims whose cases were not prosecuted. Will he give that undertaking to the House today?