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Burglary offences guideline comes into effect
Following a three month period of training and implementation the definitive guideline on burglary offences came into effect on 16 January 2012.
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New sentencing proposals for dangerous dog offences - public consultation launched
New proposals about how the owners of dangerous dogs should be sentenced by the courts are being announced today, with the launch of a public ...
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Sentencing for dangerous dog offences – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
The Sentencing Council has launched a 12-week consultation on its proposed guidelines for judges and magistrates to use when sentencing people for dangerous dog offences.
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Resource impact of the Government's proposals on Suspended Sentence Orders published
At the request of the Lord Chancellor, the Sentencing Council has considered the resource effects of proposed changes to Suspended Sentence Orders (SSOs) contained in ...
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Sentencing Council publishes annual report
The Sentencing Council has published its first annual report since it came into being in April 2010.
The report outlines activities from April 2010 to March ...
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Crown Court Sentencing Survey – first results published
The Sentencing Council has published a report with results from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey, an ongoing data collection exercise of sentencing decisions made in ...
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Victims central to new guideline for the sentencing of burglars
Today the Sentencing Council is publishing a new definitive guideline for the sentencing of burglars.
The guideline reinforces current sentencing practice, which means that offenders burgling ...
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Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for burglary offences
The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for judges and magistrates. It aims to ensure a consistent and proportionate approach to sentencing, with convicted ...
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Statement following Council discussion on sentencing for offences committed during the August riots
Guidance to judges and magistrates on appropriate sentencing levels come from definitive guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council and from guideline judgments from the Court ...
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Sentencing Council launches consultation on draft guidelines on totality, offences taken into consideration and allocation
The Sentencing Council is seeking views on its proposed sentencing guidelines on three overarching aspects of sentencing: totality, offences taken into consideration and allocation, with ...