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Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the presumption against prison sentences of three months or less in Scotland; if so, what lessons they have learned from that policy; and what assessment they have made of the success of that policy on the rate of reoffending.  HL12979

Question HL12979: tabled on 21 January 2019 and due for answer by 4 February 2019

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Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the presumption against prison sentences of three months or less in Scotland; if so, what lessons they have learned from that policy; and what assessment they have made of the success of that policy on the rate of reoffending.  HL12979
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Lord German
Liberal Democrat
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