Arson: Punishment
Commons · Question 66636 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to increase the punishment for arson.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 17 Jul 2025
The crime of arson, where destruction or damage to property is committed by fire, is a horrific crime and should be investigated and punished with the full force of the law. The maximum penalty for arson is life imprisonment. The Government therefore does...