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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 January 2026
Debate
Sentencing BillContribution
Finally, how can there really be any objection in principle? When the Act abolishing IPPs was passed, a statutory power was added to enable the release test to be changed. It was a far-sighted decision of the then Lord Chancellor, the noble Lord, Lord Clarke, but no one has sought to use that, and we are stuck with where we are.
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