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Homicide: Offenders

Commons · Question 83620 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Witherden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the restriction zone requirement in the Sentencing Bill would apply to convicted murderers on a life sentence; and whether the conditions of convicted murderers would be independently managed by the parol

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 28 Oct 2025

It is crucial that we have a justice system that punishes offenders and supports victims. That is why increasing restriction on serious sexual and violent offenders is part of our Plan for Change to cut crime and make streets safer.Through the Sentencing ...