Question follow-through · 2698
Crimes of Violence: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to review the sentencing guidelines for the offence of non fatal strangulation to recognise the significantly increased risk of future lethal violence.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 29 May 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to review the sentencing guidelines for the offence of non fatal strangulation to recognise the significantly increased risk of future lethal violence.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
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29 May 2026
Answer published
Sentencing guidelines are developed by the independent Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so. The Council has issued a guideline for strangulation and suffocation offences which came into force in January 2025. The guideline pro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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