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Assault on emergency workers – 13 November 2018
The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 came into force on 13 November 2018. The Act creates a statutory aggravating factor: Offence was committed ...
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Out of court disposals
The ‘out of court disposals’ pages in the explanatory materials have been updated with information about fixed penalties for certain environmental and other anti-social behaviour ...
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Sentencing Council launches online sentencing guidelines for use in the Crown Court
From today, sentencing guidelines used in the Crown Court are available online for judges, legal practitioners and other visitors to the Sentencing Council website.
The launch ...
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Offence specific guidelines Find an offence specific guideline using the “Search offences” box Find an offence specific guideline using the A to Z index Find an offence specific ...
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Explanatory Materials
Welcome to the explanatory materials section of the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines. This section aims to provide you with all the supporting information you may ...
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Sentencing guidelines for use in Crown Court
How to use these sentencing guidelines To find an offence-specific guideline, you can do any of the following: enter the name of the offence in the ...
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Council vacancies: police and victims’ roles
The Sentencing Council is looking to appoint two Non-Judicial members with experience of the criminal justice system, specifically in the promotion of the welfare of ...
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Digital sentencing guidelines for the Crown Court - coming soon
From Thursday 8 November, sentencing guidelines used in the Crown Court will be available online for judges, legal practitioners and other visitors to the Sentencing ...
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New cruelty to a child sentencing guideline – effective from 1 January 2019
A definitive sentencing guideline for sentencing child cruelty was published on 6 September 2018. This guideline is now listed in the A to Z of ...