Question follow-through · 6516
Sexual Offences: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing sentencing guidelines for serious sexual offences committed by under-16s.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing sentencing guidelines for serious sexual offences committed by under-16s.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jun 2026
Answer published
Sentencing guidelines are produced by the independent Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so.Under the current guidelines, children convicted of rape and sexual assault can be given custodial sentences.The Lord Chancellor has the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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