EXPLANATORY MATERIAL –
1. Imposition of community orders
See: Imposition of community and custodial sentences.
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EXPLANATORY MATERIAL –
See: Imposition of community and custodial sentences.
EXPLANATORY MATERIAL –
There are several alternatives to formal charges available to police and CPS when dealing with adults, including cannabis and khat warnings, penalty notices for disorder, ...
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Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment Bench Book covers important aspects of fair treatment and disparity of outcomes for different groups in ...
EXPLANATORY MATERIAL –
Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment Bench Book covers important aspects of fair treatment and disparity of outcomes for different groups in ...
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The offence guidelines include two structures: pre-Sentencing Council guidelines (used by the Sentencing Guidelines Council) and Sentencing Council guidelines.
Using Sentencing Council guidelinesThis section of the ...
EXPLANATORY MATERIAL –
The following requirements or provisions are not part of the sentence imposed by the court but apply automatically by operation of law. The role of ...
NEWS –
Mark Castle, Chief Executive of Victim Support, has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor Michael Gove to the Sentencing Council as its victims’ representative. The ...
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 17 July 2015.
OFFENCES
Part 5: Offences re vehicles adapted to carry more than 8 passengers/goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes (Gross Vehicle Weight)
* The guidelines for these offences ...
OFFENCES
Part 4: Motorway offences Maximum fines
A fine must not exceed the statutory limit. Where this is expressed in terms of a 'level', the maxima ...