Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 10
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Pre-sentence reports have substantially declined, lacking clear action to increase their use.
Conclusion
Pre-sentence reports (PSRs) provide the opportunity for a more personalised response to offending in order to support effective sentencing. We are concerned to see that the number of reports has declined substantially over the last 10 years. We welcome the work that the Ministry of Justice is doing to improve the quality of PSRs; however, it is less clear what work is being done to increase their use. The Ministry of Justice should evaluate why the number of pre-sentence reports has declined in recent years, and what work is being done to increase the use of pre-sentence reports.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 October 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗