Written question asked by Baroness Gould of Potternewton (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 December 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 December 2017. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 December 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Sentencing
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance is issued to (1) judges, and (2) magistrates, relating to the length of time that should occur between conviction by the courts and the issuing of a final sentence.
- Answer
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The Criminal Procedure Rules require the court to pass sentence as soon as it is able to take into account the information that it needs for sentencing purposes. The information needed and the time taken to provide and consider it will depend upon the circumstances of the case.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL4087
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Sentencing
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2017-12-28 15:03:55 +0000
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