General Article Breaking the cycle

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Introduction

The Government has published a written response to the Breaking the Cycle Green Paper consultation. This was accompanied by a Bill to alter the legislative framework for the reforms, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.1 The Bill received its first reading in Parliament on 21 June 2011 and will next go for a second reading, at which point it may be debated in the House of Commons.
The Government response to the Breaking the Cycle consultation marks a retreat f...

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