Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 11574
Prison Sentences
Tabled: 29 October 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent guidance her Department has provided to the judiciary on the use of custodial sentences in the context of prison capacity.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinSentencing decisions are a matter for the independent judiciary, and judges are able to take into account a range of factors when handing down sentences.