Prison Sentences
(asked on 25th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to bring prison sentences in England and Wales in line with those imposed in Northern Ireland.
This question was answered on 8th February 2017
Sentences imposed both in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland are a matter for the independent judiciary. Policy on sentencing in Northern Ireland is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. We do not have any plans to bring prison sentences in England and Wales in line with those in Northern Ireland.