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Sentencing: Reviews

Commons · Question 82752 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 23 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her oral contribution during the Second Reading of the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill, Official Report, column 997, what recent progress his Department has made on the review

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 23 Oct 2025

The previous Lord Chancellor commissioned a review of the latest data on sentencing disparities and its causes. I will provide more information on this in due course.