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Prison Sentences: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of women sentenced to custody in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025 received sentences of six months and fewer.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of women sentenced to custody in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025 received sentences of six months and fewer.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Latest Criminal Justice Statistics data published to the end of June 2025 shows that for female defendants aged 18 or over:In 2023, 3,268 women received a custodial sentence of six months or less, representing 68% of all female custodial sentences.In 2024...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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