Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill

Debate between Jeremy Wright and Judith Cummins

Committee of the whole House & Report stage
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Commons Chamber

[The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Judith Cummins)]

I call Sir Jeremy Wright to wind up.

[Sir Jeremy Wright]

I think—in gratitude to all those who have spoken—that we have got to a place where the Minister has told the House that there is some territory, which at the moment is being described as “personal characteristics”, into which the sentencing guidelines may not trespass. That is not the same as specifically referring to someone’s personal circumstances, and is a broader area than the question of whether they are a member of a particular demographic group.