United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 54877
Offences against Children: Prison Sentences
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4 June 2020
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11 June 2020 · Answer
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11 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the tariffs of custodial sentences for people convicted of committing sexual offences against children.
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4 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the tariffs of custodial sentences for people convicted of committing sexual offences against children.
Source: Commons
11 June 2020
Answer
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides for a range of sexual offences, including specific sexual offences committed against children. The sentences available to the courts for offences against children are significant, and reflect the seriousness of the of...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-04/54877
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1200652
- uk · wq-1200652 · source updated 11 June 2020