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Offender Rehabilitation Act
Summary
This Act is about changing how the criminal justice system treats offenders by focusing on helping them rehabilitate and reform, rather than just punishing them. It aims to reduce reoffending by providing support like education, training, and counselling to help criminals rebuild their lives after release from prison.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means believing that helping criminals change their behaviour and rejoin society is important. Supporters think rehabilitation reduces crime rates, saves money on prisons, and gives people a second chance to become productive members of society.
A vote to oppose means
- —People who oppose it worry that focusing on rehabilitation might not protect the public enough or punish serious criminals fairly. They may also be concerned about the cost of rehabilitation programmes and whether they actually work to prevent reoffending.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading9 Jul 2013
- 2nd reading11 Nov 2013
- Committee stage26 Nov 2013
- Report stage14 Jan 2014
- 3rd reading14 Jan 2014
Lords
- 1st reading9 May 2013
- 2nd reading20 May 2013
- Committee stage5 Jun 2013
- Report stage25 Jun 2013
- 3rd reading9 Jul 2013
Royal Assent13 Mar 2014
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