The hon. Gentleman speaks on these issues with real knowledge as a member of the Bar—he is a member of my old circuit, so I know him well. Does he not accept that when budgets are constrained and the police have had something like a 30% cut to their budget, there is a temptation for them just to go for a caution without a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service for advice on charging? Is that not possible?
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Karl Turner
(Labour)
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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