Sexual Offences: Law Reporting
Commons · Question 49015 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans make the Rape and Sexual Offences Free Sentencing Remarks pilot scheme permanent.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 8 May 2025
In May 2024, the Ministry of Justice launched a pilot to enable victims of rape and sexual offences, whose cases are heard at the Crown Court, to request a copy of the judge’s sentencing remarks for free. Between May 2024 and 25 April 2025, HM Courts &...