Member

During the passage of the Sentencing Bill, we tabled government amendments to strengthen the wording even further, so that there can be no doubt that where offenders breach court orders, including VAWG-related protective orders, they can receive an immediate custodial sentence. This includes ensuring that the presumption will not apply where an offender commits an offence in circumstances closely connected to the breach of a court order, even when the breach is not in itself a criminal offence.