in Manchester

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    Khan: we’ll be tough on the causes of reoffending

    2012-10-03T00:00:00

    A women’s justice board and a minister to tackle offenders’ mental health problems would be among a Labour government’s plans to fight crime and open a ‘war on reoffending’, the shadow justice secretary told the Labour party conference today.

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    No turning back on cuts under Labour, says Khan

    2012-10-02T00:00:00

    A future Labour government will not increase funding for criminal justice, the shadow justice secretary said today, but will look to promote ‘more effective and less expensive’ alternatives to custody and price-competitive tendering for criminal defence services.