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PUBLICATION – Research report –
Research to support the development of health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences sentencing guidelines.
PUBLICATION – Resource assessment –
A final resource assessment for the definitive health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences guideline.
PUBLICATION – Case studies –
A case study intended to familiarise sentencers with the guideline and its step-by-step approach in relation to health and safety offences (organisations). This case study is for illustration only; each individual case must be sentenced according to the factors of that case.
PUBLICATION – Case studies –
A case study intended to familiarise sentencers with the guideline and its step-by-step approach in relation to health and safety offences (individuals). This case study is for illustration only; each individual case must be sentenced according to the factors of that case.
MCSG UPDATES –
A definitive sentencing guideline for health and safety offences was published on 3 November and the MCSG now contains these guidelines in a purple colour ...
NEWS –
The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety ...
PUBLICATION – Case studies –
A case study intended to familiarise sentencers with the guideline and its step-by-step approach in relation to food safety and hygiene offences (organisations). This case study is for illustration only; each individual case must be sentenced according to the factors of that case.
PRESS RELEASES –
New sentencing guidelines have been published today aiming to ensure a consistent, fair and proportionate approach to sentencing organisations or individuals convicted of corporate manslaughter, ...
OFFENCES
Triable either way
Maximum:
Offence range: £50 fine – £10 million fine
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OFFENCES
Triable either way
Maximum: when tried on indictment: unlimited fine when tried summarily: unlimited fine
Offence range: £100 fine – £3 million fine