Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mike Freer and Kim Johnson

Tuesday 12th September 2023 Commons Chamber

[Kim Johnson (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab)]

I would like to pay tribute to the campaigners who challenged joint enterprise. As a result, the Crown Prosecution Service has now committed to monitor who is prosecuted. I welcome the report at the end of this month, but will the Minister commit to an audit of all joint enterprise convictions, particularly as more black people are disproportionately impacted?

[Mike Freer]

I can commit to wait until we have seen what the work being done by the CPS uncovers. Once we have data, we can then have a rational discussion on the next steps.