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What are cultural sentencing reports and why does National want to scrap them?

Summary by Ground News
Section 27 pre-sentencing background reports are used by all ethnicities. The National Party has pledged to remove taxpayer funding for s 27 reports. Wealthier groups would have a greater level of representation in Court than those in poverty, say report writers Tara Oakley and Rebecca Cupples. If they were axed, what would that mean for defendants, particularly Moricori?

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What are cultural sentencing reports and why does National want to scrap them?

While section 27 pre-sentencing reports are used by all ethnicities, Māori will be hurt most by National's plan to defund them.

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The Spinoff broke the news in New Zealand on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
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