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Sentencing

Recommendations related to sentencing

4 recommendations 75% accepted

Tag overview

Government Response

Accepted (2)

Accepted in Part (1)

Not Accepted (1)

Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 3 inquiries

Across 3 inquiries

Daniel Morgan Panel IICSA Leveson Inquiry

Tagged Recommendations

4 total

98 Accepted IICSA

Increase use of criminal compensation orders

The Ministry of Justice should consult with the Sentencing Council, the Judicial College, the Crown Prosecution Service and other relevant bodies, in order to increase the use of criminal compensation …

- On 6 April 2020, the Ministry of Justice stated that it had consulted with the Judicial College and the Sentencing Council on increasing the …

Ministry of Justice

9 Accepted in Part IICSA

Mandatory aggravating factor for CSE offences

The government should amend the Sentencing Act 2020 to provide a mandatory aggravating factor in sentencing in the case of the commission of an offence under Part 1 of the …

- In January 2025, the Home Secretary committed to legislate to make grooming an aggravating factor in the sentencing of child sexual offences (Government Announcement, …

UK Government

DM-10 Accepted Daniel Morgan Panel

Custodial sentences for data protection offences

Given the potential seriousness of such offences, it is recommended that the Government take an early opportunity to amend the Data Protection Act 2018 to provide for sentences of imprisonment …

Home Office

L67 Not Accepted Leveson Inquiry

Sentencing Guidelines for Data Offences

On the basis that the provisions of s77-78 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 are brought into effect, so that increased sentencing powers are available for breaches of …

- Sections 77-78 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, which would have increased sentencing powers for section 55 offences under the DPA 1998, …

UK Government