Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 22519
Prisoners: Pregnancy
Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025
Question
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the appropriacy of custodial sentences for pregnant women.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinSentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts. The sentencing framework, maximum penalties and the Sentencing Council’s sentencing guidelines apply to all offenders.Sentencing guidelines are clear that there are factors that senten...
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