Question follow-through · 109752
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department's amendment of Section 288(2) of the Sentencing Code will take effect.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department's amendment of Section 288(2) of the Sentencing Code will take effect.
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Sentencing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 22 January 2026. This measure commences automatically 2 months after Royal Assent, on 22 March 2026.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Funerals: Advertising
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with local authorities on their compliance with advertising standards for the provision of funeral and cremation services.