Asked by: Graham Allen (Labour - Nottingham North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of prohibiting defendants, witnesses and others participating in court proceedings from obscuring their faces, except on medical grounds, or in circumstances where a trial anonymity order has been granted.
Answered by Oliver Heald
Prohibiting those participating in court proceedings from obscuring their faces is a matter for the judiciary to decide upon on a case-by-case basis. The Government is satisfied with the operation of the current practice. |
Asked by: Graham Allen (Labour - Nottingham North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to promote early intervention to reduce reoffending by 16 to 18 year olds.
Answered by Andrew Selous
Reducing reoffending by young people is a key priority for the Ministry of Justice. We are committed to working across Government on early and preventive interventions, including the Troubled Families programme, the Youth Engagement Fund and the Ending Gangs and Youth Violence programme.