United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 89859
Sentencing: Veterans
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11 November 2025
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19 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the consistency of sentencing outcomes for (a) veterans and (b) non-veterans convicted of similar offences.
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11 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the consistency of sentencing outcomes for (a) veterans and (b) non-veterans convicted of similar offences.
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19 November 2025
Answer
Sentencing decisions in individual cases are a matter for the independent judiciary, who take into account the circumstances of the offence and any aggravating and mitigating factors, in accordance with the relevant law. Sentencers also have a statutory d...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89859
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1850782
- uk · wq-1850782 · source updated 19 November 2025