Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House of Commons of 25 July 2019, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
We are focused on getting the law right, to ensure the changes we make are comprehensive, proportionate and, crucially, practical.
We will bring forward proposals for changes in the law to increase the maximum penalties for causing death by dangerous driving and careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs to life imprisonment, and create a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving as soon as possible. These proposals will take account of other government proposals for safer roads.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his response to the submissions received in his Department's Call for Evidence on the regulation of enforcement agents, which closed in February 2019.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
As set out in the Secretary of State for Justice’s Written Statement on bailiff reform made on 22 July, we will respond to the Call for Evidence following further engagement with stakeholders over the summer.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the private probation system.
Answered by Rory Stewart
Transforming Rehabilitation opened up probation to a diverse range of providers and extended support and supervision to an additional 40,000 offenders leaving prison.
The NPS is performing well in supervising higher-risk offenders. But I have been clear that the performance of CRCs needs to improve.
That is why we are ending contracts early, investing more money in Through the Gate services and continuing to consult partners and experts on how to achieve the right balance between public, private and voluntary delivery of services.