United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 22233
Offences against Children: Sentencing
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6 January 2025
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14 January 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales on the adequacy of sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences in (a) reflecting the severity of the crime
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6 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales on the adequacy of sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences in (a) reflecting the severity of the crime
Source: Commons
14 January 2025
Answer
Child sexual abuse and exploitation are the most horrific of crimes and the Government is determined to act to strengthen the law in this area. This is why we have committed to legislate to make grooming an aggravating factor in the sentencing of child se...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-06/22233
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1752902
- uk · wq-1752902 · source updated 14 January 2025