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Briefing on Sentencing Bill: Second Reading in the House of Lords

12 November 2025

This Howard League briefing focuses on three broad areas where Members of the House of Lords may wish to express specific concerns:

  • Earned progression and the use of additional days of imprisonment.
  • Sentencing, recall and ‘naming and shaming’ concerns.
  • Sentence inflation and why this legislation does not go far enough to solve the prison capacity crisis.

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