Sentencing
(asked on 5th March 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for applications to the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
This question was answered on 11th March 2025
I understand the Honourable Member’s interest here and I thank her for her letter to the Attorney General’s Office on this issue.
Parliament intended the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme to be an exceptional power but it is important for victims and offenders that there is finality in sentencing.
The Law Commission has helpfully launched a consultation on reforms to the Scheme which runs until 30 May.