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Changes to fine levels for speeding
New sentencing guidelines for magistrates come into force on 24 April 2017 following their publication earlier this year.
One of the offences covered is speeding and ...
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New judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
A new judicial member has been appointed to the Sentencing Council by the Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor. District Judge ...
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Intimidatory offences and domestic abuse – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on its proposed guidelines on sentencing intimidatory offences and domestic abuse.
Find out more about the consultation exercise.
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Sentencing Council publishes new guidelines on intimidatory offences and domestic abuse.
Today, the Sentencing Council has published proposed new guidelines for how people convicted of intimidatory offences and offences involving domestic abuse should be sentenced. The ...
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Definitive guidelines on sentencing children and young people and reduction in sentence for a guilty plea published
Today, the Sentencing Council is publishing two definitive guidelines, on sentencing children and young people and reduction in sentence for a guilty plea.
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Sentencing Council publishes new guidelines on sentencing children and young people and offenders who plead guilty
Today, the Sentencing Council has published two new sentencing guidelines. One covers how courts should make a reduction in sentence for offenders who admit their ...
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Now in force – new guidance on imposing community and custodial sentences
The Sentencing Council guideline on imposition is effective in all courts from today, 1 February 2017. This clarifies that suspended sentences should be imposed only ...
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New sentencing guidelines for magistrates' courts published
The Sentencing Council has published revised guidelines for offences in the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines.
The guidelines apply to all offenders aged 18 and older who ...
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New sentencing guidelines for magistrates’ courts
Today, new sentencing guidelines have been published that will be used in all magistrates courts in England and Wales.
Magistrates’ courts deal with lower level offences ...
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Sentencing Council publishes magistrates' courts sentencing data research report
The Sentencing Council has today published a research report by Natcen Social Research.
This examines the sentencing data available in magistrates’ courts to support the future ...