Effective from: 01 October 2019
Care should be taken to avoid double counting factors including those already taken into account in assessing culpability or harm or those inherent in the offence
- Evidence of planning normally indicates a higher level of intention and pre-meditation which increases the level of culpability.
- Planning may be inferred from the scale and sophistication of the offending and/or the role of the offender.
- The greater the degree of planning the greater the culpability