Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 46697
Offences against Children: Sentencing
Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Question
Mark Pritchard
Conservative — The Wrekin
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will ask the Sentencing Council to increase custodial sentences for people convicted of procuring child abuse images.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesThe maximum sentences available for criminal offences are set by Parliament and, for possession of indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child, the maximum sentence is 5 years’ imprisonment. For distributing, making or taking indecent photograph...
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