Terrorism: Sentencing
2026-06-11 · Ministry of Justice · 9357 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received advice on the use of terrorism-connection sentencing provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020 in cases where no terrorism offence was charged or proven before a jury.
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 ...