Select Committee · Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Community sentences

Status: Closed Opened: 3 Apr 2023 Closed: 26 Jul 2024 1 report

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry on community sentences. The Committee is focussing on community orders and is considering practical aspects related to their use and delivery. The Committee is interested in trends in the use of community sentences (downwards or otherwise), barriers to their use, and best practices in their … Show more

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - Cutting crime: better community sentences 28 Dec 2023 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

9 sessions
Date Witnesses
19 Sep 2023 Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP · Ministry of Justice View ↗
11 Jul 2023 Dr Juste Abramovaite · Birmingham University, Jenny George · National Audit Office View ↗
4 Jul 2023 Carrie Peters · Ingeus, Niki Scordi · Advance Charity, Rebecca Robson · Women's Community Matters View ↗
27 Jun 2023 Ayesha · Revolving Doors, Caroline · Revolving Doors, DeQeon · Revolving Doors, Pavan Dhaliwal · Revolving Doors View ↗
20 Jun 2023 Chris Jennings · HM Prison and Probation Service, Kim Thornden-Edwards · HMPPS View ↗
13 Jun 2023 Courtney Bryan · Center for Justice Innovation, Dr Eoin Guilfoyle · Brunel University London, Dr Hannah Graham · University of Stirling View ↗
23 May 2023 Lord Justice William Davis · The Sentencing Council, Tom Franklin · The Magistrates Association View ↗
16 May 2023 Andrew Neilson · Howard League for Penal Reform, Gavin Dingwall · The Sentencing Academy, Phil Bowen · Centre for Justice Innovation View ↗
9 May 2023 Justin Russell · Department for Education View ↗

Who gave evidence

21 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Andrew Neilson · Director of Campaigns Howard League for Penal Reform 1
Ayesha · Representative Revolving Doors 1
Caroline · Representative Revolving Doors 1
Carrie Peters · Director of Justice Services Ingeus 1
Chris Jennings · Executive Director Wales HM Prison and Probation Service 1
Courtney Bryan · Executive Director Center for Justice Innovation 1
DeQeon · Representative Revolving Doors 1
Dr Eoin Guilfoyle · Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Brunel University London 1
Dr Hannah Graham · Senior Lecturer in Criminology University of Stirling 1
Dr Juste Abramovaite · Research Fellow, Institute for Global Innovation Birmingham University 1
Gavin Dingwall · Senior Research Fellow The Sentencing Academy 1
Jenny George · Director Justice value-for-money studies National Audit Office 1
Justin Russell · Director General for Families Department for Education 1
Kim Thornden-Edwards · Chief Probation Officer HMPPS 1
Lord Justice William Davis · Chair The Sentencing Council 1
Niki Scordi · CEO Advance Charity 1
Pavan Dhaliwal · CEO Revolving Doors 1
Phil Bowen · Director Centre for Justice Innovation 1
Rebecca Robson · Senior Officer Women's Community Matters 1
Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP · Minister for Prisons and Probation Ministry of Justice 1
Tom Franklin · Chief Executive The Magistrates Association 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
1 Mar 2024 Letter dated 29 February 2024 from the Rt Hon Edward Argar MP, Minister of Sta…
25 Oct 2023 Letter dated 17 October 2023 from the Rt. Hon. Damian Hinds MP, Minister of Sta…