Sentencing
Commons · Question 123253 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending the range of offences that can be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 1 Apr 2026
The Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme is an exceptional power. It includes all indictable-only offences (e.g. murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery) and certain triable-either way offences sentenced in the Crown Court (e.g. threats to kill, stalking, mos...