Offences against Children: Prison Sentences
(asked on 26th May 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for child cruelty to life imprisonment.
This question was answered on 7th June 2021
The Government keeps the maximum penalties for child cruelty offences under review and will act to increase them if there is evidence that the courts are constrained by their existing sentencing powers.