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Sexual Offences: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to increase sentences for people convicted of sexual offences.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
28 Oct 2025
Target answer date
30 Oct 2025
Answer
5 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to increase sentences for people convicted of sexual offences.

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Sexual offences such as rape, assault by penetration, and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent already attract some of the most serious penalties under the law, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. These maximums reflect ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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