Life sentences 'to be mandatory for more crimes'

extended to crimes other than murder under plans set out by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke.

Anyone convicted of a second serious sexual or violent crime in England and Wales would get an automatic life term.

our pilot areas to test out devolving cost of custody.
Four major pilots aimed at drastically lowering youth custody levels are to be launched in Birmingham, east London, west London and West Yorkshire, CYP Now can reveal.

The move could see a dramatic change in the way the youth justice system operates, with the cost of custody being devolved to councils.

Under the pilots, the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will give groups of youth offending teams (YOTs) potentially millions of pounds from the central custody budget in return for pledging to cut custody over two years.

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