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EXPLANATORY MATERIAL –
Draft guideline for consultation only.
Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing.
Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment ...
PUBLICATION – Resource assessment –
A resource assessment for the draft guideline on hare coursing offences, to accompany the consultation.
OFFENCES
Draft guideline for consultation only.
Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing.
Taking or destroying game by night, Night Poaching Act ...
NEWS –
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical summary and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for hare coursing offences.
This is in preparation for the launch ...
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
A statistical summary and data tables explaining current sentencing practice for hare coursing offences, to accompany the consultation.
PRESS RELEASES –
Leading experts in the field of sentencing gathered to explore important and current sentencing-related issues at a seminar jointly hosted by the Sentencing Council, Sentencing ...
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NEWS –
Today we submitted the Sentencing Council’s evidence in response to the call for evidence issued by the Independent Sentencing Review 2024-2025. Led by the Rt ...
PUBLICATION – Corporate reports –
The Independent Sentencing Review 2024-25 was set up to make a comprehensive re-evaluation of the sentencing framework of England and Wales. The independent review panel, chaired by former Justice Secretary, the Rt Hon David Gauke, is expected to submit its findings in Spring 2025.
OFFENCES
Strangulation, Serious Crime Act 2015 (section 75A(1)(a))
Suffocation, Serious Crime Act 2015 (section 75A(1)(b))
Racially or religiously aggravated offences, Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ...