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Group-based Child Sexual Offences (Mandatory Life Sentences) Bill
Group-based Child Sexual Offences (Mandatory Life Sentences) Bill is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading17 Jun 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Commons
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
- Last updated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Robert Jenrick Proposer / sponsor · Reform UK · House of Commons Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
The Group-based Child Sexual Offences (Mandatory Life Sentences) Bill would seek to change sentencing for certain child sexual offences committed as part of a group. Its long title indicates it would require whole life orders as the starting point for adult offenders, and set minimum terms for young adult and child offenders, alongside other connected provisions. The available official materials here do not include the bill text or explanatory notes, so details of how these sentencing changes would work are not available in the source material provided.
What it would do
- Would seek to make provision about sentencing for serious sexual crimes against children committed as part of a group.
- Would seek to require whole life orders to be the starting point for adult offenders.
- Would seek to require minimum terms for young adult and child offenders.
- Would include connected sentencing-related purposes, as set out in the bill’s long title.
Bill journey
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1st reading 17 Jun 2026 · House of Commons
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