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Sentencing Policy For Serious Sexual Offences Against Children

EDM number 442 in 2007-08, proposed by Nigel Dodds on 29/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Administration of justice, Child care and Sexual offences.

That this House notes the widespread concern in Northern Ireland regarding recent sentences passed down for serious sexual offences where the victims were children; recognises the long-term damage done to the victims in such cases and the need for all those in authority to be more aware of the adverse consequences for the victims, some of whom are very young; and demands an urgent review of sentencing policy in Northern Ireland so that sentences better reflect the depravity of the crime in each and every case especially where the offender is a persistent one who poses a continuing risk to society in general and children in particular.

This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Nigel Dodds29/11/2007Belfast NorthDUPProposed
Mark Durkan03/12/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Philip Davies03/12/2007ShipleyConservativeSeconded
William McCrea04/12/2007South AntrimDUPSeconded
Gregory Campbell05/12/2007East LondonderryDUPSeconded
David Simpson05/12/2007Upper BannDUPSeconded
Bob Spink06/12/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans06/12/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis06/12/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Greg Pope10/12/2007HyndburnLabourSigned
Alan Simpson10/12/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins10/12/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty10/12/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell10/12/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Ann Cryer12/12/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Sammy Wilson29/04/2008East AntrimDUPSigned

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