By Vineet Malik | February 25, 2024 | London, England
The Community and Suspended Sentences Bill cleared its second reading in the British Parliament on Friday that will make difficult for offenders to swap their identity to escape from the law enforcement justice system
The Bill to become a stringent law will take on all offenders and youth criminals. They will have to lawfully notify their probation officer pertaining to any change of name, online aliases or contact details.
Failure to comply with the given law could take such offenders back to court with a tougher sentence including possible prison term.
Offenders on community-based sentences required to report name changes
Changes will stop criminals from trying to evade supervision
Anyone found breaking the rules could face a tougher sentence
Prisons and Probation Minister, Edward Argar said “Deceitful offenders should never be able to hide from justice and any offender that tries to do this will be punished. Our number one priority is public protection so its vital that our probation officers have all the information they need to keep a watchful eye on offenders – whether that be online or in real life.”
The Bill comes alongside the Home Secretary’s commitment to restrict the ability of certain registered sex offenders to change their name in specific circumstances which will be included in the Criminal Justice Bill.
These changes are aimed at strengthening the Probation Service’s ability to aggressively supervise offenders in the community and keep the public safe. Funding for the Probation Service has been increased by an additional £155 Million annually to recruit staff and reduce impending cases.
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