The committee proposed punishment of up to five years in prison for law-enforcement officers who don't register cases of rape or sexual assault following complaints.

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He contended that any action had to be taken solely by the Board's disciplinary committee and also claimed that the punishment was "harsh and discriminatory".

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During day eight of committee of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill on 7 February 2012, Lord Ramsbotham said 18-25 year-olds had been "disregarded" in the prison service "for too long".

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The decision to seek the death penalty came less than a week after a Colorado House committee narrowly voted to shelve a bill that would have abolished capital punishment in the state.

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Interestingly, the Backbench Business Committee is going to hold a debate - on December 5th - on the suggestion that future breaches of the protocol requiring policy announcements to be made to the House should result in punishment being meted out by Mr Speaker or, in more serious cases, by the Standards and Privileges Committee.

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