Early Release Scheme

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

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Photo of Josh Babarinde Josh Babarinde Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)

There are no specific domestic abuse offences in law, so abusers hiding behind convictions such as actual bodily harm are being let out early under the SDS40 early release scheme. That is not right, so I have introduced the Domestic Abuse (Aggravated Offences) Bill to create a specific set of domestic abuse aggravated offences—a bit like racially aggravated offences—that could be excluded from early release schemes. Women’s Aid is backing my Bill; will the Secretary of State back it, too?