Written evidence to be reported to the House

Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:45 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Cindy Barnett: We are certainly not against it. We take the point made by the Probation Boards Association that it will not be something that applies equally to everybody who comes before the courts. In principle, yes, the rehabilitative approach would or could be extremely valuable—as long as it is practical. That was the other point we raised—not just whether there are resources, but what happens if there are three supervised interviews and nothing has happened. What is the consequence of that? Will it make it worse? That is another worry.