Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21680

Offences against Children: Sentencing

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 8 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make being (a) the leader of and (b) involved in a grooming gang a statutory aggravating factor during sentencing.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Child sexual abuse and exploitation are the most vile and horrific of crimes - involving rape, violence, coercive control, intimidation, manipulation, and deep long-term harm.That is why this Government is determined to act – strengthening the law, taking...

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