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1367104

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	date	09/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on sentencing guidelines for violent and sexual offences.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
	uin	904110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets with the Chairman of the Sentencing Council periodically to discuss a range of relevant matters, and has a representative attend Council meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The Council has issued sentencing guidelines for a wide range of violent and sexual offences. While the Council is independent of Government, it is required to consult the Lord Chancellor on guideline development.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/11/2021 17:37:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

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	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps HM Courts and Tribunals Service is taking to tackle the backlog of criminal court cases.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
	uin	908327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 has been an unprecedented challenge for the criminal justice system but HMCTS has worked closely with the judiciary to keep courts open and cases flowing through the system.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has led the way internationally in continuing justice; restarting jury trials ahead of all other comparable systems.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to make significant progress on Criminal Courts Recovery. Since August, magistrates’ courts have been consistently completing more cases than they are receiving, dealing with over 21,000 cases each week and tackling the backlog.</p><p> </p><p>In the Crown Court, we’re listing over 150 jury trials and conducting thousands of other hearings each week.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 03/11/2020 16:59:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore