OFFENCES
Kidnap/ False Imprisonment - for consultation only
Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing.
Triable only on indictment
Maximum: Life Imprisonment
Offence range: 6 ...
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PRESS RELEASES –
Blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment: proposed sentencing guidelines published
Proposed guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of blackmail, kidnap or false imprisonment, were published by the independent Sentencing Council today.
Under the proposals judges will, for ...
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment guidelines - consultation
A consultation paper on draft blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment sentencing guidelines.
OFFENCES
Blackmail - for consultation only
Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing.
Triable only on indictment
Maximum: 14 years’ custody
Offence range: ...
NEWS –
Publication of the kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail statistical bulletin
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail. The format of the ...
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
Kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail: Statistical bulletin
A bulletin explaining current sentencing practice for kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail to accompany the consultation.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: 26 January 2024
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 26 January 2024.
NEWS –
Response to the Justice Committee recommendations: Public Opinion and Understanding of Sentencing
The Council has responded to recommendations made by the Justice Committee following the Committee’s inquiry into public opinion and understanding of sentencing. The Council has ...
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: 15 December 2023
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 15 December 2023.
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Consultations
The Sentencing Council wants to hear your views, whether you are an interested member of the public, a criminal justice professional, an academic or someone ...