Life Imprisonment: Children
Commons · Question 109098 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many life sentences have been handed out to people under the age of 16 in the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 5 Feb 2026
Between year ending September 2021 and year ending September 2025, 10 defendants aged under 16 have been given a life sentence. This is a further breakdown of published sentencing outcomes data released routinely as part of the Accredited Official Statist...