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Terrorism: Sentencing

Asked by Ms Diane AbbottLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 10550

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of terrorist connection provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020 in cases where no terrorism offence has been (a) charged a

Answered by Jake Richards

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 18 June 2026 to Questions 9355, 9356 and 9357.

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