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As for the aggravating factor that this occurs at the end of a relationship, where the relationship has been controlling and coercive, one can understand it, but, where that is not the case, it is very hard to see why that fact alone should justify the man being sent to prison for several years longer than would otherwise be the case. The Law Commission will review this entire area but, of course, that will take some time. It is my view that it would have been more satisfactory if these matters had been left to be considered by the Law Commission, rather than dealt with by this subordinate legislation.