Class B: Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug / Possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply it to another

CLASS B Leading role Significant role Lesser role
Category 1 Starting point
8 years’ custody
Starting point
5 years 6 months’ custody 
Starting point
3 years’ custody 
Category range
7 – 10 years’ custody
Category range
5 – 7 years’ custody
Category range
2 years 6 months’ – 5 years’ custody
Category 2
Starting point
6 years’ custody
Starting point
4 years’ custody
Starting point
1 year’s custody
Category range
4 years 6 months’ – 8 years’ custody
Category range
2 years 6 months’ – 5 years’ custody
Category range
26 weeks’ – 3 years’ custody
Category 3 Starting point
4 years’ custody
Starting point
1 year’s custody
Starting point
High level community order
Category range
2 years 6 months’ – 5 years’ custody
Category range
26 weeks’ – 3 years’ custody
Category range
Low level community order – 26 weeks’ custody
Category 4 Starting point
18 months’ custody
Starting point
High level community order
Starting point
Low level community order
Category range
26 weeks’ – 3 years’ custody
Category range
Medium level community order – 26 weeks’ custody
Category range
Band B fine – medium level community order