United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 85196
Motor Vehicles: Theft
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27 October 2025
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3 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on introducing tougher sentences for repeat (a) motorbike and (b) car theft offenders.
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27 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on introducing tougher sentences for repeat (a) motorbike and (b) car theft offenders.
Source: Commons
3 November 2025
Answer
The maximum sentences available for criminal offences are set by Parliament. Theft of a motor vehicle may be prosecuted under different provisions of the Theft Act 1968 (“the Act”). For example, theft of a motor vehicle under section 1 of the Act is a tri...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-27/85196
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1845196
- uk · wq-1845196 · source updated 3 November 2025