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Short sentences are “very rarely” successful and keeping criminals out of prison can benefit their victims, the chief executive of the Magistrates Association has said.
in scotland, a community sentence no jail time handed down to a man who raped a 13 year old schoolgirl when he was 17, has been described as extraordinary by a leading kc. sean hogg, now 21, attacked the girl in midlothian, on various occasions in 2018. tommy ross kc said the 270 hour community sentence was very unusual and punishment has also been condemned by rape crisis scotland, who said it was inexplicable . live now to our scotland correspondent james shaw. it correspondent james shaw. seems absolutely extr understand it seems absolutely extraordinary,. understand this case, you have to understand the sentencing guidelines forjudges in scotland were changed last year. in 2022, for people under 25, judges were advised they should emphasise the rehabilitation aspect
subjecting her to a brutal assault. kyle bevan attacked and killed lola james at her home in pembrokeshire injuly 2020. she was left with more than a hundred injuries. her mother sinead james was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. social care providers have criticised the government s decision to hold back half the money pledged for the development of the sector s workforce in england. in 2021 it promised £500 million over three years to help fill staff shortages but it hasn t allocated the whole sum. ministers insist their reforms will bolster the workforce and say they are considering how best to use the remaining funding. a court decision to give a community sentence to give a man who raped a 13 year old girl in midlothian has been widely criticised. sean hogg carried out the assault five years ago when he was 17. changes to sentencing guidelines in scotland mean offenders under 25 can avoid prison if a judge thinks they d be better