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Miscellaneous amendments 2023 come into effect
Changes made to a number of sentencing guidelines in response to the Council’s 2023 miscellaneous amendments consultation came into effect on 1 April 2024,
The amendments, ...
Miscellaneous amendments 2023 come into effect
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Consultation on proposed sentencing guidelines for immigration offences
The Sentencing Council is consulting on the first ever sentencing guidelines for immigration offences. The guidelines reflect legislative changes to the Immigration Act 1971 brought ...
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Publication of the immigration offences statistical bulletin
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for immigration offences.
This is in preparation for the launch of ...
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Sentencing Council publishes response to third miscellaneous amendments consultation
The Sentencing Council’s response to the third annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines used in both magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court was ...
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Aggravating and mitigating factors and their expanded explanations
The Council has published the findings of qualitative research conducted with magistrates and judges exploring selected aggravating and mitigating factors and their accompanying expanded explanations. ...
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Consultation on proposed guidelines for aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring offences
The Sentencing Council is consulting on six new and revised sentencing guidelines for motoring offences in England and Wales. The draft guidelines cover offences committed ...
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Publication of the aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring related matters statistical bulletin
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring related matters.
This is ...
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Draft sentencing guidelines for blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment published
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on new sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of blackmail, kidnap or false imprisonment.
The proposed guidelines will ensure judges ...
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Publication of the kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail statistical bulletin
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail. The format of the ...
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Response to the Justice Committee recommendations: Public Opinion and Understanding of Sentencing
The Council has responded to recommendations made by the Justice Committee following the Committee’s inquiry into public opinion and understanding of sentencing. The Council has ...