United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 24979
Sentencing: Attendance
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20 January 2025
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28 January 2025 · Answer
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28 January 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to give courts powers to order offenders' attendance at sentencing hearings.
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Timeline
20 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to give courts powers to order offenders' attendance at sentencing hearings.
Source: Commons
28 January 2025
Answer
Offenders who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings deny victims and their families the opportunity to explain how their crimes have impacted their lives. This Government wants victims to have faith that justice will be delivered and to see criminals...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-20/24979
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1756718
- uk · wq-1756718 · source updated 28 January 2025