Sexual Offences: Young Offenders
Commons · Question 9388 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in cases involving rape and serious sexual offences committed by youth offenders.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 23 Jun 2026
During 2025, my office reviewed more than 1,000 sentences. Of these, 14 featured youth sentences imposed for sexual offences. So far during the first half of 2026, my office has already reviewed 9 youth sentences for sexual offences, and we are set to exc...