Peter Jewell appointed Justice Spokesman.
Published Dec, 2016
Peter Jewell said, "Having previously served as Magistrate
for twenty years and a Director and Trustee of the Magistrates Association I
have seen at first hand the issues facing our Courts, Prison service and our
wider system of justice. Court processes from charging to sentencing are a
disorganised mess, we are seeing the closure of courts, the lowering of
standards and the cutting of costs to court operations and allied organisations
such as the National Probation Service and Citizens Advice Witness
Service.
"We have also seen detrimental changes to the Civil Courts and the
Tribunal process as well as cutbacks in legal aid. So one of my major roles as
UKIP's Justice Spokesman will be to highlight these issues and lay out ways to
improve things. I believe that the court process has to be efficient but that
justice should have no cost.
"Furthermore, it is obvious that there are significant issues in our
prisons, clearly the Prison Service needs to improve it's operations but also we
need to take a look at the rehabilitation process and how we deal with hardened
criminals.
"Elsewhere, I am keen to speak out about how we deal with our Family
Courts system as well as talk about the iniquitous European Arrest Warrant and
the affect it is having on British justice."
UKIP Leader Paul Nuttall said, "Peter brings years of relevant experience
on the bench to his role as Justice spokesman. His depths of knowledge and
concern for Justice in all its forms will make him a formidable spokesman,
particularly at a time when customary British justice, a beacon for the world,
is under huge threat from a system of law that is an ill fit with our traditions
and society".
