All Posts in Category: Crime and Justice

This week the Prime Minister announced a review into sentencing for the most dangerous and prolific offenders. The review is focusing on violent and sexual offenders and whether they are serving the sentences ‘that truly reflect the severity of their crimes’. It will also look at when and how these…

This week, a Bill to change the law to give tougher prison sentences for people who abuse animals, passed its second reading in the House of Commons. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill, which was debated in Parliament on Tuesday, has my full support.   If it gets the go-ahead, this…

This week an initiative to display ‘most wanted’ images of criminals was announced for Dartford town centre.  From Tuesday, images of people wanted by Kent Police were set to be displayed on two digital media screens located in the Orchards Shopping Centre.  The initiative, by CrimeStoppers and Kent Police, is…

This week, a new law to protect service animals such as police dogs and horses, came into force. The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill is known as ‘Finn’s Law’ and will prevent those who attack or injure service animals from claiming self-defence.   I welcome this law, which many of…