Question follow-through · 29492
Court Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum sentences for individuals in breach of protective orders.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 14 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum sentences for individuals in breach of protective orders.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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14 Feb 2025
Answer published
Minimum sentences are rare in England and Wales and are only provided in legislation for certain offences where there is a particular concern.It is the function of the court to decide the sentence in each case subject to the maximum that Parliament has pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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