Community Orders: North East
Commons · Question 87491 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on the use of community sentences (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle and (d) the North East.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 10 Nov 2025
The Sentencing Council for England and Wales is a non-departmental body, established by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to promote greater transparency and consistency in sentencing. The primary role of the Council is to issue guidelines on sentencing, ...