Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 901072
Sentencing
Tabled: 30 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of sentencing guidelines.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe independent Sentencing Council is responsible for the development of sentencing guidelines. The Council regularly evaluates the guidelines to ensure they are operating as intended.The Government is responsible for sentencing law, and last month we hav...
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