Criminal Justice System

Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 10 February 2020.

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Photo of Priti Patel Priti Patel The Secretary of State for the Home Department

My hon. Friend makes some very valid points about victims, sentences and the criminal justice system. I had the privilege of meeting some of his constituents when I visited his constituency during the election. It is fair to say that the work we are doing with regard to changes to sentences and working with the criminal justice system will ensure that sentences will fit the crime and that we can therefore restore public confidence in the criminal justice system.