[Opinion] Paedophiles will avoid jail under Labour's new sentencing laws

Paedophiles will avoid jail under Labour's new sentencing laws

Paedophiles will avoid jail under Labour's new sentencing laws.Offenders who would have a year in jail for offences including possession of child abuse images or historical child abuse are walking free.Under the Sentencing Act 2026, introduced to relieve prison overcrowding, almost all sentences of 12 months or less are suspended.Former Justice Secretary David Lammy said the country would be made safer by keeping low-level offenders in the commu…