questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of youth custody reduction targets on sentencing outcomes for serious sexual offences.
answerText: Protecting the public is the Government’s main priority. Custody will continue to be available for the most serious offences and offenders, and the reforms set out in the Youth Justice White Paper do not alter that. The policies in the White Paper will re...
heading: Sexual Offences: Sentencing