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Proposed law seeks 12-year minimum jail term for sexually motivated manslaughter

Offenders responsible for sexually motivated manslaughter would face longer prison sentences under a proposed law tabled in Parliament. Ministers are being asked to support a minimum jail term of 12 years for cases of manslaughter where there was an ...

23 Jun 2022 at 11:26

King’s Speech’s law and order policies not pre-election gambit – Chalk

Plans for tougher sentences for killers, rapists and grooming gang ringleaders are not simply a bid for votes ahead of the next general election, the Justice Secretary has insisted. With a nationwide poll expected next year, Prime Minister Rishi ...

07 Nov 2023 at 09:01

Chemical castration pilot of sex offenders to expand to two more regions – Lammy

Chemical suppressants for sexual offenders will be trialled in north-west and north-east England as part of efforts to cut reoffending, the Justice Secretary has said. The Government had pledged to widen the existing pilot in four prisons in ...

16 Sept 2025 at 20:18

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Government approves Bill to allow judge-recommended minimum jail terms

The Government has approved proposals to give judges the discretion to recommend minimum jail terms for those sentenced to life imprisonment. Treason and murder are subject to mandatory life sentences in Ireland. Life imprisonment may also ...

07 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Ireland

Minister has ‘every confidence’ Parole Board will consider judges’ recommendations

The Minister for Justice said she has “every confidence” the Parole Board will take into consideration recommendations from judges on how long a life sentence a prisoner should serve under new legislation. The Government approved ...

07 Aug 2024 at 14:39

Tories will seek to prevent early release of rapists in sentencing reforms

The Tories are seeking to prevent the early release from prison of rapists and paedophiles in new sentencing reforms. The Sentencing Bill, which aims to ease the crisis in prison places, is to restrict the use of short sentences ...

20 Oct 2025 at 22:00

Nearly 40,000 prisoners released early to tackle jail overcrowding, figures show

Nearly 40,000 prisoners in England and Wales have been let out of jail under the Government’s early release scheme to tackle overcrowding in prisons, figures show. Some 38,042 inmates had been freed as of the end of June this ...

30 Oct 2025 at 12:18

Tories call for national child cruelty register to protect victims of abuse

Those convicted of child cruelty should be placed on a national register to ensure survivors are not failed by systemic blind spots, the Conservatives said. Shadow solicitor general Helen Grant said it would operate ...

28 Oct 2025 at 22:00

Police preparing for 6% crime surge in first year if sentencing reforms go ahead

Police are preparing for a surge in crime of up to 6% in one year if government plans to cut the number of shorter prison sentences and release some criminals earlier go ahead. Service bosses are bracing for ...

06 Nov 2025 at 00:01

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