Sexual Offences: Crown Court
Commons · Question 24854 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help raise awareness of her Department's pilot scheme to provide victims of rape and serious sexual offences with the opportunity to request a free copy of Judges’ sentencing remarks i
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 28 Jan 2025
Sentencing is an important part of the criminal justice system for victims. However, we know the experience of attending court in person, including sentencing hearings, can be distressing. In May 2024, the Ministry of Justice launched a one-year pilot for...