Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4284

Domestic Abuse: Sentencing

Tabled: 4 September 2024

Answered: 13 September 2024

Question

Jodie Gosling

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of differences in sentencing for violent crimes committed (a) within domestic settings and (b) outside the home.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. Courts take into account the specific facts of each case and have a statutory obligation to follow any relevant sentencing guidelines. The Sentencing Council’s guideline on domestic ab...

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