Sentencing for violence against women and girls
There will be a debate on sentencing for violence against women and girls in Westminster Hall on 1 February 2023 at 14:30. This debate will be led by Cherilyn Mackrory MP.

Some notorious cases have highlighted concerns about whether police in England and Wales “shoot to kill” and whether the systems that might hold the police to account are effective.
Fatal shootings by the police in England and Wales (686 KB , PDF)
Although police in England and Wales do not routinely carry firearms and incidents where firearms are deployed or shots fired are comparatively rare, the issues surrounding police use of firearms remain controversial.
The relevant guidance for England and Wales on armed policing, published by the College of Policing, does not refer to shooting to kill but, rather, to a “critical shot” to immediately incapacitate the person. Incidents in which contact with the police has led to death or serious injury must be referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Criticisms of the current system for investigating complaints about the police, and in particular about fatal police shootings, often concern the reluctance (as some commentators see it) of the Crown Prosecution Service to bring charges against police officers where there is evidence of criminal wrongdoing and of the courts to convict.
Organisations representing police officers, on the other hand, point out the difficulty of the situations that firearms officers may face and the speed with which they must act. They also highlight other issues of perceived fairness and balance in the investigation process between the rights of bereaved families and those of firearms officers, who may have to take split-second decisions in very tense or volatile situations.
Other briefings on the police, including one on the IPCC, are available on Parliament’s topic page for the police.
Fatal shootings by the police in England and Wales (686 KB , PDF)
There will be a debate on sentencing for violence against women and girls in Westminster Hall on 1 February 2023 at 14:30. This debate will be led by Cherilyn Mackrory MP.
An overview of funding for adult social care in England.
Parole is the mechanism by which prisoners serving indeterminate and certain determinate sentences can be released subject to conditions. In England and Wales this system is overseen by the Parole Board.