Women's Centres
2026-05-20 · Ministry of Justice · 3962 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Office for Equalities and Opportunities on the potential impact of the shortening of custodial sentences on women's centres' (a) resources and (b) capacity, in relation to wom
Answer
The Sentencing Act introduces a presumption to suspend short sentences. Along with increased use of suspended sentences and increased flexibility to defer a sentence for longer, this is expected to reduce the number of women going to prison. We know that ...