A milestone Act in the English Human Rights History

Human_RightsConsidered 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.

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