Sentencing: Parliamentary Scrutiny
Commons · Question 74529 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Justice Secretary introduces democratic lock over Sentencing Council, published on 2 September 2025, what plans she has for enabling Parliament to (a) scr
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 10 Sep 2025
The Lord Chancellor has brought forward measures in the Sentencing Bill to ensure that there is stronger democratic and judicial oversight of sentencing guidelines the Sentencing Council produces.The Council will be placed under a statutory obligation to ...