Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 42387

Pre-sentence Reports

Tabled: 31 March 2025

Answered: 4 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is her policy that pre-sentence reports to inform judges prior to passing sentences on offenders should be requested in light of (a) their individual circumstances only and (b) any specific groups to w

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Pre-sentence reports can be vital tools for judges and for all offenders, regardless of their membership of a certain cohort. Courts are required to obtain and consider them unless, in the circumstances of the case they consider them unnecessary.We are cl...

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