Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 62028
Homicide: Young Offenders
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the Sentencing Council's remit on young offenders convicted of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe Government has no current plans to ask the Council to consider reviewing the guidelines in relation to this cohort.The law is clear that those who commit murder as children must receive a life sentence. There is no mandatory sentence for a child convi...
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