Question follow-through · 1392
Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to compel defendants to attend their sentencing.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 23 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Courts: Cheshire · 15 Dec 2025
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Recorded timeline
23 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to compel defendants to attend their sentencing.
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jul 2024
Answer published
Offenders who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings deny victims and their families the opportunity to explain how their crimes have impacted their lives. This Government wants victims to have faith that justice will be delivered and to see criminals...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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Courts: Cheshire
15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of court cases in Cheshire.