questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum sentences for individuals in breach of protective orders.
answerText: Minimum sentences are rare in England and Wales and are only provided in legislation for certain offences where there is a particular concern.It is the function of the court to decide the sentence in each case subject to the maximum that Parliament has pr...
heading: Court Orders