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In fact, the initiative died a death. With the best will in the world, I have not heard anything today that persuades me that this plan will be any different.
Our plea is that we should receive similar treatment, but we do not think that that can best be done by implementing new legislation; instead, it can best be done by treating convictions under current legislation more seriously.
Getting at them when they are in a defined place gives the best hope of addressing offending behaviour, rather than waiting until they are back out in the community.