Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 109098
Life Imprisonment: Children
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many life sentences have been handed out to people under the age of 16 in the last five years.
Answer
Jake RichardsBetween year ending September 2021 and year ending September 2025, 10 defendants aged under 16 have been given a life sentence. This is a further breakdown of published sentencing outcomes data released routinely as part of the Accredited Official Statist...
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