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Sentencing: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving judges the power to compel offenders to appear in court for sentencing hearing for offences (a) that are punishable with imprisonment for 14 years

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
11 Oct 2024
Target answer date
15 Oct 2024
Answer
21 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving judges the power to compel offenders to appear in court for sentencing hearing for offences (a) that are punishable with imprisonment for 14 years

  2. 15 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to legislating to enhance court powers to require offenders to attend their sentencing hearings. This precise measure will be included in the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill which the Government intends to introduce ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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