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Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

The Minister said something very interesting there and I just want to clarify it as far as we can at this point. He said that some people might regard learning to read and write as punishment, but presumably some others might regard cleaning up a park, building a house or helping old people as punishment—in other words, they would be doing something they would not freely choose to do unless they were compelled to do it as a punishment. Would that fit into this category without having to be an exception?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
740 c549 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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