Terrorism: Sentencing
2026-06-11 · Ministry of Justice · 9355 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants have been subject to terrorism-connection sentencing provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020 in cases where (a) no terrorism offence was charged and (b) no terrorism offence was
Answer
Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. In England and Wales, the terrorist connection aggravating factor applies where an offence is not itself a terrorism offence but takes place in the course of an act of terrorism or is ...