Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 23586

Offences against Children: Sentencing

Tabled: 13 January 2025

Answered: 22 January 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of sentencing guidelines for people convicted of grooming-gang offences.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Child sexual abuse and exploitation are the most horrific of crimes and the Government is determined to act to strengthen the law in this area. We have committed to legislate to make grooming an aggravating factor in the sentencing of child sexual offence...

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