Question follow-through · 47026
Human Remains: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a separate criminal offence of desecration of a corpse.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 25 Apr 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Stalking: Sentencing · 4 Sept 2026
- Stalking: Criminal Proceedings · 4 Sept 2026
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a separate criminal offence of desecration of a corpse.
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government understands the concerns of bereaved families who are pressing for a review of the legislative framework around the desecration of corpses. While there is no specific offence of desecrating a corpse in England and Wales, other related offen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Stalking: Sentencing
4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) sentencing and (b) guidelines in relation to stalking offences tried in the magistrates’ court.
Stalking: Criminal Proceedings
4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the (a) sufficiency and (b) consistency of application of support and protection available to victims of stalking offences throughout the criminal justice process.