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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Summary
This Act reforms England and Wales's criminal justice system by making several changes: it allows judges to give longer sentences for serious crimes, it speeds up court processes to reduce delays, it changes rules about bail and release from prison, and it introduces new rules about how courts and police work. Overall, it aims to punish criminals more effectively and make the system more efficient.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing measures to make the criminal justice system work better and faster. It aims to reduce crime, protect the public, and make courts more efficient by speeding up trials and giving judges better tools to punish serious crimes.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics worry the Act gives too much power to judges and police, potentially affecting fairness for defendants. Some are concerned it doesn't properly protect people's rights and could lead to harsher sentences that don't always reduce crime.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading5 Feb 2014
- 2nd reading24 Feb 2014
- Committee stage11 Mar 2014
- Report stage12 May 2014
- 1st reading5 Jun 2014
- 2nd reading5 Jun 2014
- Report stage17 Jun 2014
- 3rd reading17 Jun 2014
Lords
- 1st reading18 Jun 2014
- 2nd reading30 Jun 2014
- Committee stage14 Jul 2014
- Report stage20 Oct 2014
- 3rd reading10 Nov 2014
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