I thank my right hon. Friend for making a very good point. I have listened to him carefully. Is it not fairer that a person who has committed a crime should serve two years, say, but that if they do not satisfy proper criteria, the sentence would be three years? The public would then totally understand the sentence.
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bob Stewart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 24 February 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
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