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Firearms offences - new guidelines come into force
New sentencing guidelines for firearms offences come into force today.
The guidelines apply to adult offenders sentenced in the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England ...
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Publication of Theft from a shop or stall data
Today, the Council has published data covering the factors taken into account when sentencing adult offenders for theft from a shop or stall, and details ...
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Sentencing guidelines for firearms offences published
Today, the Council is launching eight new sentencing guidelines to be used by the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England and Wales when sentencing ...
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New sentencing guidelines for firearms offences published
Eight new guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of firearms offences ranging from the unlawful possession of weapons to manufacturing illegal guns have been published by ...
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Publication of Firearms offences data tables
The Sentencing Council has published data tables detailing recent sentencing trends for firearms offences. This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s Firearms ...
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The Sentencing Council: Reflections on its 10th anniversary
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Sentencing Council in April 2020, the Chairman of the Council, Lord Justice Holroyde, published an article looking back ...
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Sentencing Code comes into force
The Sentencing Code comes into effect today in England and Wales, consolidating existing sentencing procedure law into a single Act. Chairman Lord Justice Holroyde said:
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Theft from a shop or stall: data release pre-announcement
The Council will be publishing data collected from magistrates’ courts covering the factors taken into account when sentencing adult offenders for theft from a shop ...
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Assessments of the impact and implementation of the Children and Young People and guilty plea guidelines published
The Council has published two reports: an assessment of the impact and implementation of the Children and Young People definitive guideline and an assessment of ...
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Sentencing Council welcomes two new judicial members
Two new judicial members – the Honourable Mrs Justice May and Jo King JP – have been appointed to the Sentencing Council by the Lord ...