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Reforms bring hope to rehabilitated people still serving abolished indefinite sentences
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Thousands of rehabilitated ex-prisoners serving long-since abolished indefinite sentences will become eligible to have their licence period terminated earlier as part of new reforms.

The UK’s status as a multi-billion-pound global leader in arbitration services will be secured by new legislation introduced to Parliament on 21 November 2023.

More than 33,000 people have been helped to tackle family, debt and housing issues thanks to over £3 million of government investment in legal support.

Victims to be protected through Sentencing Reforms
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Cowardly domestic abusers will continue to face time behind bars under legislation laid in Parliament today which will also see the most horrific murderers face life behind bars and rapists locked up for longer.

The future of the UK’s legal services in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) were at the heart of discussions at the world’s largest gathering of legal professionals in Paris this week.

Over 120,000 former offenders will find it easier to get work and turn their lives away from crime following a change in the law.

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