Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 13841

Sexual Offences: Sentencing

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

ConservativeHertsmere

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department issues sentences for trial of the facts cases involving sexual offences.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
In any case, including those involving alleged sexual offences, where a defendant is found unfit to plead, the ordinary criminal trial does not proceed in the usual way. Instead, the jury determines whether the defendant did the act or made the omission c...

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