Sentencing: Appeals
Commons · Question 85971 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the period of time within which a victims' family can appeal a sentence.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 5 Nov 2025
Through the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme, a victims’ family (and members of the public) can request that the Attorney General refers a sentence to the Court of Appeal for review. Parliament intended the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme to be an exceptiona...