Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 82349
Sir David Amess
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Suella Braverman
Reform UK — Fareham and Waterlooville
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) judicial process and (b) sentencing in the case of Sir David Amess's murder.
Answer
Jake RichardsSentencing is a matter for the independent judiciary. In the case of Sir David Amess’s tragic murder, the judge imposed a life sentence with a whole life order. A whole life order is the most severe form of punishment the courts can impose. Such sentences...
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