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12:11 Crispin Blunt: Leveson agreement does the trick On air
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Crispin Blunt insisted that the cross-party agreement on press regulation was a good solution. “Yes it does the trick, this implements Lord Leveson’s recommendations. The Royal Charter was the mechanism that David Cameron has alighted on... Continue to article
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20:00 Crispin Blunt: LGBT Rights The House Magazine
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As a politician, it is sobering to realise that I have been at least partly complicit in obstructing a profound societal change in recent years and yet have personally benefitted from it the most. That’s the position I find myself in having... Continue to article
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07:47 Story (1 links): Blunt criticised for Bamber move
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Justice Minister Crispin Blunt has been criticised for allowing mass murderer Jeremy Bamber to be interviewed by a Sunday paper last year. David Cameron said last month that allowing Bamber to talk to the press was "highly regrettable".
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14:59 Story (3 links): MoJ announces new curfew plans
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The Ministry of Justice has confirmed today that it will extend curfew times from a maximum of 12 hours a day to 16 in an attempt to toughen up community sentences. Under the new policy, he length of time such curfew orders can be imposed forwill be doubled from six months to a year. Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt said: "These tougher curfew conditions will keep offenders off the street for longer, stop them socialising in the evenings and keep them away from situations that could land them in trouble again."
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11:52 Story (1 links): Call to scrap young offenders institutions
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A former Chief Inspector of Prisons will call for the number of under 18s in custody to be cut by two thirds as part of Ken Clarke’s “rehabilitation revolution”, the Times reports. Lord Ramsbotham will urge the Justice Secretary to scrap all young offender institutions and place teenage offenders in neighbourhood “academies” within one hour of their home. Crispin Blunt, the Prisons Minister, has reportedly expressed interest in pursuing the idea.
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12:12 Story (8 links): Inquiry into prison riots
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The UK Prison Officers' Association claims staff shortages will contribute to more riots at Britain's prisons. It comes as Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt has announced an internal prison service assessment and a police inquiry into yesterday's riots at the Ford Prison. Mr Blunt said the latter could lead to criminal prosecutions.
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13/08/2011 in Law, Justice & Prisons
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Blunt criticised for Bamber move
Justice Minister Crispin Blunt has been criticised for allowing mass murderer Jeremy Bamber to be interviewed by a Sunday paper last year. David Cameron said last month that allowing Bamber to talk to the press was "highly regrettable".
A former Chief Inspector of Prisons will call for the number of under 18s in custody to be cut by two thirds as part of Ken Clarke’s “rehabilitation revolution”, the Times reports. Lord Ramsbotham will urge the Justice Secretary to scrap all young offender institutions and place teenage offenders in neighbourhood “academies” within one hour of their home. Crispin Blunt, the Prisons Minister, has reportedly expressed interest in pursuing the idea.
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25/07/2010 in Domestic Affairs
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Govt 'to abandon rape anonymity plans'
The coalition government is to abandon controversial plans to grant anonymity to men accused of rape, the Sunday Telegraph reports.
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08/08/2011 in Law, Justice & Prisons
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MoJ announces new curfew plans
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed today that it will extend curfew times from a maximum of 12 hours a day to 16 in an attempt to toughen up community sentences. Under the new policy, he length of time such curfew orders can be imposed forwill be doubled from six months to a year. Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt said: "These tougher curfew conditions will keep offenders off the street for longer, stop them socialising in the evenings and keep them away from situations that could land them in trouble again."
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03/01/2011 in Law, Justice & Prisons
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Inquiry into prison riots
The UK Prison Officers' Association claims staff shortages will contribute to more riots at Britain's prisons. It comes as Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt has announced an internal prison service assessment and a police inquiry into yesterday's riots at the Ford Prison. Mr Blunt said the latter could lead to criminal prosecutions.
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22/07/2010
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Prison policy 'inspired by Churchill'
Justice minister Crispin Blunt has said that Ken Clarke's pledge to stop sending thousands of criminals to prison was inspired by Winston Churchill.
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