Sentencing
Commons · Question 37149 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 18 Mar 2025
The Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme allows anyone to request that Law Officers consider referring certain serious sentences to the Court of Appeal if they believe the sentences are unduly lenient.Between 2019 and 2024, the number of sentences reviewed by t...