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Statement on pre-sentence reports (PSRs) in the revised Imposition guideline
One of the purposes of the revised Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline is to make sure that the courts have the most comprehensive ...
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Comprehensive new guidance on imposing community and custodial sentences
The Council has published a significantly revised version of the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline.
The Imposition guideline sets out the guidance that magistrates ...
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Aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring offences – new sentencing guidelines
The Council has published sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences committed while driving vehicles without the owner’s consent.
The guidelines will come into effect ...
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Publication of aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring related matters data tables
The Sentencing Council has published data tables showing current sentencing practice for aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring related matters.
This is in preparation for the ...
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New sentencing guidelines for blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences
The Council has published two new guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of:
blackmail, and kidnap or false imprisonmentThe new guidelines are the first for these serious offences. ...
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Publication of kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail offences data tables
The Sentencing Council has published data tables showing current sentencing practice for kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail offences.
This is in preparation for the launch of ...
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Hare coursing offences – Sentencing Council consults on a draft guideline
The Council has opened a consultation on a proposed new guideline for sentencing illegal activities associated with hare coursing.
The purpose of the guideline is to ...
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Publication of hare coursing statistical summary
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical summary and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for hare coursing offences.
This is in preparation for the launch ...
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Sentencing Council Submission to Sentencing Review 2024-25
Today we submitted the Sentencing Council’s evidence in response to the call for evidence issued by the Independent Sentencing Review 2024-2025. Led by the Rt ...
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New sentencing guideline for strangulation and suffocation offences
The Council has today published a new guideline for judges and magistrates sentencing strangulation and suffocation offences in England and Wales. We have also published ...