The March press statement was an explanation of the guidelines which were to come into effect on 27 April. It was not looking beyond those guidelines to some future date. Indeed, the noble Earl has not referred to the review that he quoted to us a short time ago—what it is, when it was published and whether it was before the Sentencing Council came to its conclusions. Its March justification for an increase in sentencing power was not for something that might happen now, but because it was increasing the level of sentences with its guidelines in April. What has happened since then?
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Thomas of Gresford
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 31 October 2018.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill.
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793 c1393 
Session
2017-19
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2018-11-23 10:51:25 +0000
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