Unfit through drink or drugs (drive/ attempt to drive) (Revised 2017)
Triable only summarily Maximum: Unlimited fine and/or 6 months Offence range: Band B fine – 26 weeks’ custody User guide
Sexual assault of a child under 13
Triable either way Maximum: 14 years’ custody Offence range: Community order – 9 years’ custody For offences committed on or
Firearms – Possession by person prohibited
Possession of a firearm or ammunition by person with previous convictions prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition Triable either
Revenue fraud
Fraud: Conspiracy to defraud, common law Triable on indictment only Maximum: 10 years’ custody Offence range: Low level community order
Fail to comply with notification requirements
Triable either way Maximum: 5 years’ custody Offence range: Fine – 4 years’ custody User guide for this offence Guideline
Sexual assault
Triable either way Maximum: 10 years’ custody Offence range: Community order – 7 years’ custody These are specified offences for
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child/ Causing a child to watch a sexual act
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.11 Causing a child to watch
Arson (criminal damage by fire)
This is a Schedule 19 offence for the purposes of sections 274 and 285 (required life sentence for offence carrying
Care workers: sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorder/ Care workers: causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual act
Care workers: Sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorder, Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.40 Care
Cruelty to a child – assault and ill treatment, abandonment, neglect, and failure to protect
Triable either way Maximum: 14 years’ custody for offences committed on or after 28 June 2022; otherwise 10 years’ custody