United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 19971
Homicide: Sentencing
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12 December 2024
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19 December 2024 · Answer
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19 December 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing sentences for offenders guilty of unlawful act manslaughter.
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12 December 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing sentences for offenders guilty of unlawful act manslaughter.
Source: Commons
19 December 2024
Answer
Parliament is responsible for setting the overall legal sentencing framework and the maximum penalty for unlawful act manslaughter is life imprisonment.However, sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent courts. When deciding what sentence to imp...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-12/19971
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1749778
- uk · wq-1749778 · source updated 19 December 2024