| Heading: |
Magistrates: Sentencing |
| Question ID: |
1796388 |
| UIN: |
47560 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5332 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lincoln Jopp
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| Asking Member handle: |
LincolnJopp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@LincolnJopp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the sentencing powers of magistrates on court backlogs since October 2024. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-02 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5204 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answer text: |
Last November, we extended magistrates’ court sentencing powers from 6 to 12 months. It is premature to assess the impact of the policy due to the time it has been in place. The change enables more cases to be retained in the magistrates’ courts, freeing ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |