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Prison Sentences

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 6 November 2024UIN 11574

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent guidance her Department has provided to the judiciary on the use of custodial sentences in the context of prison capacity.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

Sentencing decisions are a matter for the independent judiciary, and judges are able to take into account a range of factors when handing down sentences.

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