Biography
Lord Dholakia made two debate speeches addressing criminal justice and sentencing issues, focusing on ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system highlighted by the Lammy review and proposals to improve prison capacity management. His contributions emphasised the disproportionate representation of ethnic-minority groups from arrest through imprisonment and advocated for legislative changes to sentencing policy. These speeches reflected his longstanding involvement in race-relations issues dating back to the 1960s.
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“My Lords, I first offer my apologies for missing the Second Reading of the Bill. I was chairing another meeting at the time and was therefore absent. I have been involved in race-relations issues since the early 1960s, which, if I may say so, was well before the Lammy review on sentencing.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism756th of 8992.0
- Mental health750th of 8802.0
- Public health & prevention573rd of 6882.0
What they’ve said
“…How are we dealing with mental health issues in our prisons? I wish to draw the House’s attention once again to the issue of the overuse of imprisonment. Of the 41,000 people who were sent to prison in the 12 months to June 2021, 40% were sentenced to serve terms of six months or less.”
King’s Speech · 2024-07-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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