Considered to be a landmark in the human rights history of UK, The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill which was introduced to the Parliament on June 21st, 2011 reaches its third reading and report stage. The aim of the Bill is to create a more transparent and lucid justice delivery system for improving the rehabilitation rates and increasing the victim reparation levels. The third reading and report stage of the bill is scheduled to be done during the course of three days i.e. October 31st, November 1st and November 2nd. The proposed Bill comprises of four parts and 16 schedules dealing with legal aid, the cost of litigation and the punishment to be awarded to the offenders.
The Bill is said to have laid down crystal clear rules with respect to the punishment to be awarded to the offenders respective of the ages. Also the Bill claims to have increased the work load of the offenders while they are in the prison and has enlarged the compensation provision for the victims. A noteworthy point in this regard is that the Bill advocates for the abolishment of the Legal Services Commission and it repeals the provisions in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 which would have increased the maximum sentence a magistrate’s court could impose from six to 12 months. It also vests certain new powers upon the Secretary of State.
After the third stage of the bill, it will soon proceed to the stage of Royal Assent.
News reported by Anupama
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