Sentencing guidelines

Policy description

Votes on Sentencing Guidelines Bill 2025. This was overriding a recommendation of the Sentencing Council that a pre-sentencing report should be written on the specific circumstances of an offender before sentencing if their general background fell into groups judged to currently experience more severe sentencing.

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Analysis for Lauren Sullivan

Lauren Sullivan voted for (100% aligned) preventing sentencing guidelines requiring offender background reports based on race, religion, culture, or similar traits..

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (84% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP's vote was aligned with the policy.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Sentencing Guidelines Third Reading 2025-04-30 aye 100% agree aligned