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New sentencing guidelines come into force
The sentencing guidelines on the sentencing of theft offences and health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences have come into ...
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Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for sentencing robbery
The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of robbery.
The new guideline, which has been issued following a ...
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New robbery sentencing guidelines put emphasis on seriousness of robberies involving knives and guns
Today, the Sentencing Council has announced new sentencing guidelines for robbery offences which will help courts to sentence all types of offender, from a street ...
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Initial assessment of burglary guideline published
The Sentencing Council has published its initial assessment of the impact of its burglary guideline on sentencing trends, under its statutory duty to monitor the ...
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Sentencing Council website survey
Please let us know your views and suggestions by completing our new website survey.
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Sentencing for imposition – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposed guidelines for the imposition of community and custodial sentences.
Find out more about the consultation exercise.
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Sentencing Council consults on proposed guideline for the imposition of community and custodial sentences
The Sentencing Council has launched its consultation on a new guideline for the imposition of community and custodial sentences – that is, the process for ...
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Understanding criminal sentencing - resources for teachers
The Sentencing Council has published resources for teachers delivering the citizenship curriculum to key stage 3 and 4 pupils. These resources will help pupils develop ...
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Vacancy at the Sentencing Council: defence practitioner
By Michael Caplan
With my position as the defence practitioner on the Sentencing Council due to end shortly, the Council is currently looking for someone to ...
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Accessing guidelines via eJudiciary
As more and more people are using eJudiciary to access their work, it should be noted that the Sentencing Council’s website can be accessed via ...