
Review chair calls for fewer short prison sentences
Former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke says short prison terms should be replaced with more community sentences for some..
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David Michael Gauke is a British political commentator, solicitor and former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Hertfordshire from 2005 to 2019. He served in the Cabinet under Theresa May, most notably as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2018 to 2019. First elected as a Conservative, Gauke had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 and until the dissolution sat as an independent politician.
Former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke says short prison terms should be replaced with more community sentences for some..