United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4649
Sexual Offences: Children
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29 May 2026
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8 June 2026 · Answer
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8 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the sentencing guidelines for under-16s year olds found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the sentencing guidelines for under-16s year olds found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
Sentencing guidelines are produced by the independent Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so.Under the current guidelines, children convicted of rape and sexual assault can be given custodial sentences.The Lord Chancellor has the...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/4649
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1909527
- uk · wq-1909527 · source updated 8 June 2026