| Heading: |
Administration of Justice: Public Opinion |
| Question ID: |
1785061 |
| UIN: |
HL5815 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-14 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1551 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new guidance published by the Sentencing Council on public confidence in the criminal justice system. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-04 |
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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 Twitter reference: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answer text: |
This Government’s position is clear – we are seeking to remove the unequal treatment before the law in these guidelines.We asked the Council to reconsider their guidelines in the first instance – and they have now agreed to put these guidelines on pause. ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |