Aggravated vehicle taking – damage caused to vehicle or other property
Triable either way (triable only summarily if damage not exceeding £5,000) Maximum for summary offence: 6 months’ custody Maximum for
Kidnap/ False Imprisonment
Triable only on indictment Maximum: Life Imprisonment Offence range: Community order – 16 years’ custody These are Schedule 19 offences
New guidelines on blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences – 1 April 2025
Definitive sentencing guidelines for the sentencing of blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences were published on 12 February 2025 and
Blackmail
Triable only on indictment Maximum: 14 years’ custody Offence range: Community order – 10 years’ custody User guide for this
Hare Coursing – for consultation only
Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing. Taking or destroying game by
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Strangulation or suffocation / Racially or religiously aggravated strangulation or suffocation
Strangulation, Serious Crime Act 2015 (section 75A(1)(a)) Suffocation, Serious Crime Act 2015 (section 75A(1)(b)) Racially or religiously aggravated offences, Crime
New guidelines on strangulation and suffocation offences – 1 January 2025
Definitive sentencing guidelines for the sentencing of strangulation and suffocation offences were published on 17 December 2024 and the online
Strangulation or suffocation / Racially or religiously aggravated strangulation or suffocation – for consultation only
Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing. Non-fatal strangulation, Serious Crime Act
General guideline: overarching principles
For sentencing offences for which there is no offence specific sentencing guideline, and For use in conjunction with offence specific