AQW 16819/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Justice
To ask the Minister of Justice, further to the Committee for Justice seeking an extension to the Committee Stage of the Justice Bill, when she expects to introduce the Sentencing Bill.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 16 October 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 16 October 2024
- Answer due by
- 31 October 2024
- Answered
- 31 October 202415 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Justice
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Sentencing Bill is intended to be the second DoJ Bill in this mandate.
I have been planning on the basis that a Sentencing Bill would be introduced later in 2025, and this remains my intention, though how quickly this Bill is able to progress following its introduction will be a matter for the Assembly.