The Sentencing Bill - an opportunity missed?
We are disappointed to read the proposals for the Sentencing Bill 2025 as implementation of the Independent Sentencing Review. These measures point towards a probation service focussed on surveillance and "case tracking" rather than supervision and rehabilitation, and reflect an approach designed to appeal to perceived public appetite for harsher sentencing - which we do not see borne out when research indicates that the public is interested in reducing crime through rehabilitation.
The proposal to publicly name individuals on unpaid work schemes is just dangerous.
Here is the Probation Institute initial response
Further information
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tens-of-thousands-more-to-be-tagged-under-biggest-ever-expansion