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Inflicting grievous bodily harm/unlawful wounding, Offences against the Person Act 1861 (section 20) Racially or religiously aggravated GBH/unlawful wounding, Crime
Triable only on indictment Maximum: Life imprisonment Offence range: 6 – 19 years’ custody This is a Schedule 19 offence
Triable only on indictment Maximum: Life imprisonment Offence range: 1 year’s custody – 16 years’ custody This is a Schedule
Triable either way Maximum: 2 years’ custody Offence range: Community order – 2 years’ custody This is a specified offence for
Common Assault and battery (sometimes described as assault by beating), Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 39) Racially/religiously aggravated common assault,
Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a child, Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.18 Abuse of
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, Offences against the Person Act 1861 (section 47) Racially or religiously aggravated ABH, Crime and
Triable only on indictment Maximum: Life imprisonment Offence range: 2 – 19 years’ custody This is a Schedule 19 offence
Triable only on indictment Maximum: Life imprisonment Offence range: Community order – 19 years’ custody This is a Schedule 19
Triable either way Maximum: 4 years’ custody Offence range: Community order – 4 years’ custody Obligatory disqualification: minimum 2 years