Question follow-through · 27331
Stalking: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) sentencing and (b) guidelines in relation to stalking offences tried in the magistrates’ court.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) sentencing and (b) guidelines in relation to stalking offences tried in the magistrates’ court.
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2026
Answer published
Sentencing decisions in individual cases are a matter for the independent judiciary, taking into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, including any particular aggravating or mitigating factors.Magistrates’ courts can sentence an offe...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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