Question follow-through · 9386
Sexual Offences: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that sentences for rape and serious sexual offences committed by offenders under the age of 18 reflect the seriousness of those crimes and command public confidence.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that sentences for rape and serious sexual offences committed by offenders under the age of 18 reflect the seriousness of those crimes and command public confidence.
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jun 2026
Answer published
Rape and serious sexual offences should always be met with a strong response from the criminal justice system, one which reflects the seriousness of the harm caused to victims and the need to protect the public.Individual sentencing decisions are for the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Offences against Children and Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
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Motor Vehicles: Young Offenders
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Motor Vehicles: Crime
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