Ruth Cadbury – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to review legislation on joint enterprise.

Mike Penning

Joint enterprise law has enabled some of the most serious offenders to be brought to justice. It ensures that if a crime is committed by two or more people, all those involved can potentially be charged and convicted of that offence.

The Justice Committee made recommendations for a review of the law during the last Parliament, which the Government has been considering carefully.

Ministers are also mindful that the Supreme Court is looking at a case which might change the way the law in this area is applied. The Government will decide how to proceed after the Court has delivered its judgment.