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Homicide

Commons · Question 58512 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Witherden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish a timeline for the Law Commission of England and Wales’s review of the homicide law.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 12 Jun 2025

The Law Commission is independent of Government and responsible for the review of homicide law and sentencing for murder, including publishing their proposed timeline. The Government understands, however, that the Law Commission intends to publish a timel...