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Consultation Responses

Prison Reform Trust responds to many consultations, including those from government, parliamentary select committees and the Sentencing Council. You can find our published responses in this section.

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11 / 11 / 25

Law Commission call for evidence on homicide offences

Drawing on extensive quantitative and qualitative evidence our submission supports the proposed three-tier model in principle, but with concerns about its implementation in practice, which should be thoroughly explored and tested in order to avoid unintended consequences.
30 / 05 / 25

Law Commission consultation on criminal appeals

Our response focuses on two questions relating to the specific circumstances of people serving IPP sentences
14 / 04 / 25

Justice and Home Affairs Committee inquiry into prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing

This written submission builds on earlier oral evidence to the committee and provides further detail on the findings of our recent report Potential Unlocked: building a sustainable prison workforce published in December 2024, as well as our Next Gen prison leadership project
13 / 02 / 25

Representation to the Spending Review 2025

Our submission focuses on the challenges facing the criminal justice system within England and Wales; the poor value for money that provides to taxpayers; and the extraordinary costs of reoffending and wasted potential for our economy.
13 / 02 / 25

Justice Committee inquiry into tackling drugs in prison
05 / 02 / 25

Justice Committee inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
13 / 01 / 25

Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025

Our submission to the independent sentencing review has called for fundamental changes to the sentencing framework, citing an “unmanageable increase” in the prison population and deteriorating conditions across many establishments. The submission says that current prison sentences are failing to meet three of the five statutory purposes of sentencing adults under the Sentencing Act 2020.
02 / 12 / 24

Change NHS: 10-year health plan for England
25 / 09 / 24

The Scottish government consultation on long-term prisoner release process
10 / 09 / 24

Stakeholder representation for the Autumn Budget 2024

Our submission focuses on the challenges facing the criminal justice system within England and Wales. It makes the case that the government should use the opportunity that the current crises present to re-imagine our approach, guided by the evidence of what works to reduce crime and re-offending.
21 / 07 / 24

HM Inspectorate of Probation consultation on the standards for inspection of Approved Premises
17 / 06 / 24

The Sentencing Council consultation on immigration offences
06 / 03 / 24

Ministry of Justice murder sentencing consultation
21 / 02 / 24

The Sentencing Council consultation on the imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline
30 / 11 / 23

The Sentencing Council consultation on miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines
09 / 11 / 23

Justice and Home Affairs Committee inquiry into community sentences