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Criminal Justice Bill

Volume 341: debated on Thursday 10 November 1938

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"to amend the law relating to the probation of offenders, the supervision of persons by probation officers and the functions of probation officers; to provide new methods and to reform existing methods of dealing with offenders and persons liable to imprisonment; to amend the law relating to the management of prisons and other institutions and the treatment of offenders after sentence and of persons committed to custody; to consolidate certain enactments relating to the matters aforesaid; and for purposes connected therewith," presented by Sir Samuel Hoare; supported by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Colville, Mr. Elliot, Earl Winterton, the Attorney-General, the Lord Advocate, and Mr. Lloyd; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed.[Bill 4.]