United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 90846
Sentencing
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13 November 2025
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24 November 2025 · Answer
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24 November 2025
Summary
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help tackle differences in sentencing guidelines that contribute to uses of the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
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13 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help tackle differences in sentencing guidelines that contribute to uses of the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
Source: Commons
24 November 2025
Answer
Sentencing decisions in individual cases are a matter for our independent judiciary. Sentencers must follow any relevant sentencing guidelines, issued by the Sentencing Council, unless not in the interests of justice to do so. The guidelines provide a str...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-13/90846
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1852206
- uk · wq-1852206 · source updated 24 November 2025