THREAD: After the #jointenterprise debate led by @LucyMPowell here’s 10 things UK Parliament could do.....
1. Abolish mandatory sentencing in murder at least for Accessories
2. Abolish the Accessory and Abettors Act 1861 which requires accessories to be “treated the same”. >>>>
1. Abolish mandatory sentencing in murder at least for Accessories
2. Abolish the Accessory and Abettors Act 1861 which requires accessories to be “treated the same”. >>>>
3. Abolish the substantial injustice test that the CCRC have to apply and legislate for a right to appeal out of time based on a realistic possibility of a miscarriage of justice.
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4. Legislate for diminished responsibility to apply to more than mental impairment but to include children and those with cognitive impairment
5. Apply defence in s4 of the Modern Slavery Act to more Offences to provide defences for those coerced/trafficked to assist or encourage
5. Apply defence in s4 of the Modern Slavery Act to more Offences to provide defences for those coerced/trafficked to assist or encourage
6. Raise the age of criminal responsibility
7. Restore the right to silence.
8. Improve legal aid but particularly those who want to appeal out of time
9. Make disclosure of evidence and transcripts of evidence freely available (subject to PII).
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7. Restore the right to silence.
8. Improve legal aid but particularly those who want to appeal out of time
9. Make disclosure of evidence and transcripts of evidence freely available (subject to PII).
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10. Make race, gender & cultural awareness training compulsory for all public authorities including police, CPS & courts. All of this just for starters to make the criminal justice system what it ought to be, not what it is.
Just 10. There’s a lot more.
Just 10. There’s a lot more.
