questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the sentencing guidelines for under-16s year olds found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
answerText: Sentencing guidelines are produced by the independent Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so.Under the current guidelines, children convicted of rape and sexual assault can be given custodial sentences.The Lord Chancellor has the...
heading: Sexual Offences: Children