Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 900018

Sentencing: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Tabled: 13 May 2026
Answered: 19 May 2026
Named Day

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims of crime have an adequate amount of time to challenge potentially unduly lenient sentences in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Answer

Jake Richards
We listened to victims and legislated for a statutory duty to notify victims of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, and an “out of time” route for victims and bereaved family members to refer sentences outside of the 28-day time limit, in the Victims and ...

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