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Aiding and Abetting: Prison Sentences

Commons · Question 33634 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentencing is for people convicted of joint enterprise.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 3 Mar 2025

Joint enterprise is not a specific criminal offence. It is a common law doctrine which can apply in situations where two or more individuals have a common purpose to commit a criminal offence. No data is therefore available on either the average sentence ...