Question follow-through · 903129
Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for applications to the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for applications to the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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11 Mar 2025
Answer published
I understand the Honourable Member’s interest here and I thank her for her letter to the Attorney General’s Office on this issue.Parliament intended the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme to be an exceptional power but it is important for victims and offender...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Administration of Justice: Reading
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how his Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within the criminal justice system.