Prolific Offenders

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 10 December 2024.

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Photo of Shabana Mahmood Shabana Mahmood The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The impact assessment is done over the usual period of time, but I have committed to review the policy 18 months from the moment it was brought in, which is a commitment that we will keep. I recognise that we have a problem with prolific offending. It has gone up over the last decade or so, which is why I have specifically asked the sentencing review panel to consider the interventions that we should make to cut the cycle of prolific offending.