Question follow-through · 22519
Prisoners: Pregnancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the appropriacy of custodial sentences for pregnant women.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the appropriacy of custodial sentences for pregnant women.
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2025
Answer published
Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts. The sentencing framework, maximum penalties and the Sentencing Council’s sentencing guidelines apply to all offenders.Sentencing guidelines are clear that there are factors that senten...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Prisoners' Release: Mothers and Pregnancy
22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed change to standard recall length, from the current 28 days to 56 days, on pregnant women and mothers of dependent children.
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
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Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration has been made to exempt sexual offenders from eligibility for early release.