Liberal Democrat Crime & Criminal Justice Working Group, Consultation Options

[Ruwan Uduwerage-...]

This September sees the commencement of work of the Liberal Democrat Crime & Criminal Justice Working Group. This group that is being jointly chaired by Geoff Payne (Barrister) and Cllr. Duwayne Brooks (Lewisham Council) will consider:

• Cutting crime and building communities that feel safe.
• Developing policing which communities and individuals can have faith in, responsive to local needs without becoming subject to political interference.
• The scope for early interventions to divert at risk young people from drifting into a life of crime.
• The challenges posed by the growth of cybercrime.
• Support for individuals and communities that find themselves victims of crime and anti-social behaviour.
• How to strengthen civil liberties via reforms to criminal law and the criminal justice system.
• Whether some criminal offences are no longer needed.
• A court system that delivers fair and transparent sentencing, offers fair access to justice, and is driven to innovate and improve at all levels.
• A long term sustainable settlement for legal aid.
• Focusing the Criminal Justice System as a whole on reducing reoffending and rehabilitating those who have committed offences.
• The scope for further development of the use of robust community sentences and restorative justice.
• The potential for decentralisation and local government involvement in our criminal justice system.
• The over-representation of minority groups in prison and the issues around imprisonment of women.

If anyone is interested in influencing the future policies of the Liberal Democrat Party and thereby the Coalition please feel free to contact me via this site or email uduwerage<@> gmail.com.

Yours sincerely

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera
Cllr Victoria Ward

NB: Involvement in this consultation in no way indicates any liking or any other involvement or association with the Liberal Democrat Party.