Review of sentences for murder, 1995

Submitted by: Oxford Branch  The National Council of Women in Conference assembled calls upon HM Government to review the general criminal law relating to murder, by reconsidering the Nathan Report on Murder and Life Imprisonment (1989), in particular the...

Punishment in the community and the role of probation, 1995

Submitted by: Sevenoaks Branch  The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, affirming the importance of developing community-based penalties for offenders of all age groups, calls upon the Home Secretary: (a) to maintain support for the probation...

Female genital mutilation ““ enforcement of the law, 1995

Submitted by: Health Committee The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, concerned about reports that some young girls from the African continent, resident in the UK, are subjected to illegal female genital mutilation, urges HM Government to take steps to...

Conditions in women’s prisons, 1996

Submitted by: Sevenoaks Branch & SEI Special Committee  The National Council of Women in Conference assembled: (a) concerned that the increased number of women in prison has resulted in pressure on facilities and overcrowded and degrading conditions; (b)...