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UK: Cannabis users face no arrest over small amounts
Ananova
Monday 02 Jul 2001 People found in possession of small quantities of cannabis are to be let off with a formal warning rather than being arrested and cautioned. The "Lambeth experiment" has the informal backing of Home Secretary David Blunkett. Mr Blunkett this week begins launches a crackdown on sentencing of violent criminals, sex offenders and teenage thugs. He is also expected to home in on the use of hard drugs as well as announcing the radical review of Britain's sentencing laws. Under the plans, young criminals who re-offend will be given no second chance and will be fast-tracked back into court, while dangerous criminals, including rapists and paedophiles, will be refused early release from prison. Mr Blunkett also wants to extend the policy of making young offenders pay reparations for their crimes to adults who commit less dangerous offences. He will announce the proposals in a speech to the National Probation Conference in London on Thursday - his first major address since taking over from Jack Straw as Secretary of State after the election. The speech will coincide with the publication of the Halliday Report on sentencing policy which will call for root-and-branch reform of the court system in an effort to crack down on re-offenders. Mr Blunkett is expected to discuss the recommendations in his speech. The Home Secretary wants to end the bureaucracy of the dozen different community orders and replace it with a single Community Sentence order for young offenders. He said: "Giving first offenders a clear programme - including reparations for the victim - is to offer one chance of redemption before getting really tough."
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