Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 41261

Sentencing Council for England and Wales

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 4 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the potential savings to the public purse of abolishing the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The budget allocated to the Sentencing Council for 2024/25 is £1.92 million. The savings of abolishing any public body would though depend on a number of factors e.g. wind-up costs, and we do not have a detailed assessment of these factors in relation to ...

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