Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 77790

Aiding and Abetting: Databases

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour — Penrith and Solway

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on improving data on joint enterprise cases.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Joint enterprise is not a specific criminal offence. It is a common law doctrine which can apply in situations where two or more individuals have a common purpose to commit any criminal offence.The Ministry of Justice currently collects information on how...

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