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Aiding and Abetting: Databases

Commons · Question 77790 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Markus Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on improving data on joint enterprise cases.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 13 Oct 2025

Joint enterprise is not a specific criminal offence. It is a common law doctrine which can apply in situations where two or more individuals have a common purpose to commit any criminal offence.The Ministry of Justice currently collects information on how...