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Manslaughter explained
The Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for manslaughter offences today, which set out for the first time comprehensive guidance for courts sentencing these very ...
Manslaughter explained
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What is the difference between theft, robbery and burglary?
In reports about crimes where money or property are taken, “theft”, “burglary” and “robbery” are terms often used interchangeably. There are, however, very clear differences ...
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Assault offences explained
There are three basic types of assault offence set out in law – common assault, actual bodily harm (ABH) and wounding / grievous bodily harm ...
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Changes to fine levels for speeding
New sentencing guidelines for magistrates come into force on 24 April 2017 following their publication earlier this year.
One of the offences covered is speeding and ...
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Data collection for robbery offences in the Crown Court
By Lauren Bowes, Senior Researcher
As part of the Sentencing Council’s analysis and research strategy, this week we began a programme of data collection for robbery ...
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The final phase of data collection for theft offences
By Lauren Bowes, Senior Researcher
From the 19th September to December 2016, the Sentencing Council will begin the final phase of a data collection exercise for ...
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How does sentencing take into account an offender’s disabilities?
By Jill Gramann, Magistrate member of the Sentencing Council When judges and magistrates are faced with offenders who have targeted victims who have disabilities, the ...
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Why should offenders get a reduction in their sentence for pleading guilty?
The principle that guilty pleas should be taken into account in sentencing is nothing new – Parliament has set this in law. The purpose of ...
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Vacancy at the Sentencing Council: defence practitioner
By Michael Caplan
With my position as the defence practitioner on the Sentencing Council due to end shortly, the Council is currently looking for someone to ...
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Theft and drugs data collection marks a fresh approach to developing our guidelines
By Lauren Bowes, Senior Researcher
This month we began a targeted assessment of the impact and implementation of our theft and drugs guidelines, following the decision ...