United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 123253
Sentencing
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24 March 2026
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1 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending the range of offences that can be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
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24 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending the range of offences that can be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
Source: Commons
1 April 2026
Answer
The Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme is an exceptional power. It includes all indictable-only offences (e.g. murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery) and certain triable-either way offences sentenced in the Crown Court (e.g. threats to kill, stalking, mos...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-24/123253
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1894175
- uk · wq-1894175 · source updated 1 April 2026