Question follow-through · 11501
Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the process for changing and updating sentencing guidelines set by the Sentencing Council.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the process for changing and updating sentencing guidelines set by the Sentencing Council.
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jun 2026
Answer published
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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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