Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips says the government is reviewing the sentences given to crimes that largely impact women. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00There is an entire sentencing review going on in the government at the moment which includes
00:07many of the sentences that are meted out for the various crimes such as domestic abuse,
00:14sexual violence and stalking that largely affect women. And there are disparities that people can
00:22point to within the law and so the sentencing review of which I will take part in and the Home
00:28Office will take part in. One of the measures of the six measures that we are putting in place to
00:34improve stalking today is that judges will be able to on acquittal at a criminal in criminal
00:44charges will be able to put a stalking protection order in place if they feel
00:48that there is still a risk to the victim in that situation.