Pre-sentence Reports
Commons · Question 16972 · Tabled 29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Liz Saville Roberts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) standard delivery, (b) fast delivery, and (c) oral pre-sentence reports have been produced in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 4 Dec 2024
Pre-sentence reports (PSRs) provide an expert assessment of the nature and causes of the offender's behaviour, the risk the offender poses and to whom, as well as an independent recommendation of the options available to support the independent judiciary ...