Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 122053
Offences against Children: Sentencing
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current sentencing guidelines for individuals convicted of grooming and coercing children as part of criminal drug activities.
Answer
Jake RichardsSentencing guidelines are developed by the Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so. In 2021, the Council issued a comprehensive package of revised sentencing guidelines for drugs offences. The guidelines include an aggravating fac...
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