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The definitive guidelines for sentencing sexual offences were issued on 12 December 2013 and came into force on 1 April 2014.

There are over 50 offences ...

The definitive guidelines on fraud, bribery and money laundering offences came into force on 1 October 2014.

The definitive guidelines for corporate offenders were issued on ...

The definitive guidelines for environmental offences were issued on 26 February 2014 and came into force on 1 July 2014.

The definitive guidelines on drug offences were issued on 24 January 2012 and came into force on 27 February 2012. These guidelines were superseded in ...

The revised definitive guidelines on dangerous dog offences were issued on 17 March 2016 and came into force on 1 July 2016.

The revised guidelines superceded ...

The definitive guidelines on burglary offences were issued on 13 October 2011 and came into force on 16 January 2012. These guidelines were superseded in ...

The definitive guidelines for sentencing assault offences were issued on 16 March 2011 and came into force on 13 June 2011.

The revised sentencing guidelines ...

Statutory guidelines

Under section 120 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 the Sentencing Council must prepare two specific guidelines, both of which it has now ...

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales was set up in April 2010 to promote greater transparency and consistency in sentencing, while maintaining the independence ...

Between 1 October 2010 and 31 March 2015 the Sentencing Council conducted a data collection exercise called the Crown Court Sentencing Survey – CCSS.

The CCSS ...