Drugs: Sentencing
Commons · Question 108634 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the a) longest and b) shortest custodial sentence handed down for possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply was in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 10 Feb 2026
The data requested is published by the Ministry of Justice.The Sentencing Council’s guideline on ‘Possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply’ can be found here: https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/supplying-or-offering-to-supply-a-contr...