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UIN 123253

Sentencing

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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24 March 2026

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1 April 2026 · Answer

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1 April 2026

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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  1. 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

  2. 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...

    Source: Written answer

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