Crown Prosecution Service: Ensuring Effective Functioning of the Courts

Part of Solicitor General – in the House of Commons at on 20 March 2025.

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Photo of Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Obese-Jecty Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

The effective functioning of the courts relies on sound and sensible sentencing guidelines. In just 12 days, such guidelines will no longer exist and a two-tier sentencing system will come into force on the Solicitor General’s watch. This is the fourth time that the issue has been raised by the Opposition; I hope we will have more luck in securing a direct answer from the Solicitor General. Does she agree with the Justice Secretary that the guidelines will bring in a two-tier sentencing system, and can she confirm once and for all what is being done to stop those sentencing guidelines from coming into force?