A Bill to make provision about the sentencing of offenders convicted of murder or sexual offences; to make provision about the suspension of custodial sentences; to make provision about the release of offenders, including provision about release on licence; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 June 2024
The Sentencing Bill proposes new rules for how judges sentence people convicted of murder or sexual offences. It also sets out when custodial sentences can be suspended and how offenders are released on licence, along with related release and supervision rules. The aim is to make sentencing clearer and to protect the public while ensuring fair treatment.
The Bill is at the programme motion stage in the Commons, having passed key stages earlier and facing Lords consideration and further progression through Parliament.
Key Commons votes show a strong majority in favour at Third Reading (321 Aye, 103 No). Other amendments during Committee and Report Stage were often defeated by large margins (e.g., New Clause 30: 77 Aye, 390 No). Party positions show mixed voting patterns, with Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru generally supporting more provisions, while Labour and some Conservatives split on amendments.
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The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.