Question follow-through · 37149
Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme allows anyone to request that Law Officers consider referring certain serious sentences to the Court of Appeal if they believe the sentences are unduly lenient.Between 2019 and 2024, the number of sentences reviewed by t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Drugs: Prosecutions
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Offenders: Employment
28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help promote support groups that provide training for employment for former prisoners.
Prison Officers: Protective Clothing
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing stab vests to prison officers.
Prisons: Overcrowding
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of overcrowding in prisons.
Courts: Police
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve relationships between courts and local police.
Offenders: Rehabilitation
29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people released under early-release schemes are prepared to return to society.
Reoffenders: Sentencing
7 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase sentences on hyper-prolific offenders.
Prisons: Crimes of Violence
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to tackle violence against prison staff.
Legal Aid Scheme: Expenditure
10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on legal aid in the last 12 months.
Prisoners' Release: Young Offenders
11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support young people after being released from prison to prevent reoffending.
Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation
19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the threshold at which miscarriage of justice claimants can claim for compensation.