Found: The Texas justice model was one that really inspired what we have done in the Sentencing Bill.

Found: 2025, we undertook an intensive round of work to model in detail the expected impact of the Sentencing Bill

Found: government/statistics/prison-population-projections-2025-to-2030 accessed 10 June 2026 29 MoJ, Sentencing Bill

Found: But the reforms in the Sentencing Bill should greatly affect dangerous driving, as 64% of prison sentences

Found: But the reforms in the Sentencing Bill should greatly affect dangerous driving, as 64% of prison sentences

Found: reasons, once we had worked through the impact of ISG and as we tracked the passage of the Sentencing Bill

Found: we did have an uplift to fund some things, for example the £700 million in probation for the Sentencing Bill

Found: Implement more out of court resolutions – divert prosecutions following the implementation of the Sentencing Bill

Found: MoJ 20 Introduce a new domestic abuse marker at court through the Sentencing Bill, meaning that for

Found: Of course all of this is set in the context of the Sentencing Bill going through Parliament which will

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an Equality Impact Assessment on the provisions of the Sentencing Act 2026 with specific reference to the progression model; and, if so, whether it has been published.

Answered by Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

An Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken for the provisions of the Sentencing Act 2026, including those relating to the Progression model. This analysis was published in the Sentencing Bill equality statement, which is available on GOV.UK via the following link and has also been attached as an annex: Sentencing Bill equalities statement

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take legislative steps through the Sentencing Bill to toughen fines and sentences for people convicted of the assault of retail workers.

Answered by Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

The Sentencing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 22 January 2026 and is therefore not open to further amendment. However, the Government is taking additional steps to strengthen protections for retail workers through the Crime and Policing Bill. It is unacceptable that violence and abuse towards retail workers continues to rise. That is why, through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are bringing a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores. This bespoke offence will send a clear signal to perpetrators that assaults on retail workers are unacceptable and won’t go unpunished.

The Crime and Policing Bill also ensures that all shop theft is treated with the seriousness it deserves by repealing section 22A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, so low value shop theft (of £200 or less) is no longer treated separately as a summary-only offence, but can instead be prosecuted as general theft, which carries a higher maximum penalty. Together, these measures further reinforce the Government’s commitment to tackling violence, abuse and criminality affecting retail staff.

Found: 196 See for example, Debate on Child Risk Disclosure Scheme, 14 October 2025, Debate on the Sentencing Bill

Found: (Mark Evans)

Found: education Jake Richards 12/01/2026 Law Society President (Mark Evans) Introductory meeting to discuss Sentencing Bill

Found: stakeholders and have influenced policy development, with the introduction of the Sentencing Bill

Found: Longer-term reform is supported by the Sentencing Bill, which aims to reduce demand, improve prison

Found: Additionally, the Sentencing Bill was introduced on 2 September 2025 to take forward recommendations

Found: Following the Independent Sentencing Review led by David Gauke and published in May 2025, the Sentencing Bill

Found: implementation of FTR48 and preparing for the implementation and changes resulting from the Sentencing Bill

Found: , as the Board adapts to incorporate the changes to the sentencing framework expected in the Sentencing Bill

Found: Longer-term reform is supported by the Sentencing Bill, which aims to reduce demand, improve prison

Found: Additionally, the Sentencing Bill was introduced on 2 September 2025 to take forward recommendations

Found: 146 The provisions of sentencing law on compensation orders will be codified in the Sentencing Bill