Public Safety must be key to Sentencing Reform

27/11/07

Margaret Smith MSP has urged the Scottish Government to make public safety a key consideration as it reforms sentencing policy. 

Commenting, the Edinburgh West MSP said:

“The Scottish Government must make public safety its number one priority as Ministers reform sentencing policy.  This means recognising that community sentences help to cut re-offending levels, but also ensuring that the offenders who still pose a risk to communities are not left to wander the streets.

“The Scottish Government must set out how it intends to balance public safety with sentencing reform.”