Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 102642

Sentencing

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which offence types departures from sentencing guidelines on the grounds of the interests of justice occur most frequently.

Answer

Jake Richards
The data necessary to answer these questions is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice.