Lord Timpson
The Lord Timpson OBE DL
Labour
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 17 July 2024
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Prisons: Early Release
08/07/2025 • Lords
We are not abolishing short sentences entirely, and judges will retain the power to hand down sentences of under a year in exceptional circumstances—f...
The early release scheme that we inherited from the previous Government had a high reoffending rate. On the controlled SDS40 releases, while we are st...
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Prisons: Mothers and Babies
06/07/2025 • Lords
Having been chair of the Prison Reform Trust, I should know the details of that question, but I do not have them to hand so I will write to the noble ...
The general rule is that babies can stay with mothers in prison for up to 18 months, but there is flexibility so they can stay longer if required. It ...
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Imprisonment for Public Protection (Re-sentencing) Bill [HL]
03/07/2025 • Lords
HMIP did a report into recalls of IPP prisoners and said that they are being used proportionately. I believe that the Parole Board has
View full contribution →My Lords, the second group of amendments clarify the Bill’s clauses and make important changes to the wording. However, the Government maintain reserv...
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Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025
01/07/2025 • Lords
That the draft Order laid before the House on 9 June be approved.
Relevant document: 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Commit...
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025
30/06/2025 • Lords
Our probation officers are experts in managing risk and their decisions determine whether someone is recalled, but it is important that we look into e...
This recall works by using MAPPA levels 2 and 3, terrorist offences and so on, but, in the longer term, recall will form part of the discussions aroun...
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
09/06/2025 • Lords
I beg to move.
That the Bill do now pass
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
03/06/2025 • Lords
Amendment 5 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Marks, would require sentencing guidelines about pre-sentence reports to encourage their greater use, ...
These are different things and we do not want to link them. The Bill intentionally deals with the Sentencing Council, not the Court of Appeal. The Bil...
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Independent Sentencing Review
01/06/2025 • Lords
Drugs are a problem in every prison, and the addiction that people come into prison with is often exacerbated by serious organised criminals who make ...
My approach to this job is exactly my approach to all my working life: follow the evidence and make sure you get some great people working with you wh...
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Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits
18/05/2025 • Lords
The noble and learned Baroness asks a very good question because, in my view, probation officers do the heavy lifting in the justice system. For too l...
The noble Lord is part of the IPP team, and we have a meeting later this week where we will be able to discuss things in detail with a number of noble...
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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
18/05/2025 • Lords
Amendment 15, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Marks, seeks to ensure that any guidelines about pre-sentence reports issued by the Sentencing Counc...
Amendments 9, 10 and 17 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, would require the Sentencing Council to submit sentencing guidelines about pre-...
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