Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 54436

Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Question

Lewis Cocking

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that criminal (a) prosecution and (b) sentencing is applied consistently.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Charging decisions are a matter for the independent Crown Prosecution Service and sentencing is a matter for the independent judiciary, based on the circumstances of individual cases.Equality before the law is a fundamental principle of our justice system...

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