Written questions

Reoffenders: Sentencing

Commons · Question 50495 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 14 May 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase sentences on hyper-prolific offenders.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 14 May 2025

This Government takes prolific offending extremely seriously, which is why we have asked the independent Sentencing Review to consider how sentences could be reformed to address prolific offending, reduce reoffending, cut crime and ultimately make our str...