Member

My group of amendments also addresses offenders with a history of non-compliance. While noble Lords may be happy to hear that I will not list every single exemption in Amendments 19 to 29, I will highlight a few categories that I believe demand consideration. They include offenders who have previously received suspended or custodial sentences for the same offence, offenders who have breached previous suspension orders multiple times, and offenders who have a history of committing crimes while under licence or supervision. Each of those scenarios represents a clear risk to public safety—they are obvious candidates for custodial sentences—yet under the Bill, all such offenders would benefit from the presumption of suspension. I respectfully suggest that this is not appropriate.