| Heading: |
Sentencing: Attendance |
| Question ID: |
1744020 |
| UIN: |
HL2811 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3526 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Berkeley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Berkeley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in requiring offenders to attend their sentencing. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5364 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to legislating to enhance court powers to require offenders to attend their sentencing hearings. This measure will be included in the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill which the Government intends to introduce in the f... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |