Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 49014

Sexual Offences: Law Reporting

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have signed up to her Department's pilot programme to provide free sentencing remarks to victims of rape and sexual offences.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
In May 2024, the Ministry of Justice launched a pilot to enable victims of rape and sexual offences, whose cases are heard at the Crown Court, to request a copy of the judge’s sentencing remarks for free. Between May 2024 and 25 April 2025, HM Courts &...

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