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Understanding strangulation and suffocation
Strangulation or suffocation was established as a specific offence under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. It was introduced, along with its racially or religiously motivated ...
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PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Strangulation and suffocation offences: response to consultation
A summary of the responses received to the consultation paper on strangulation and suffocation offences.
NEWS –
New sentencing guideline for strangulation and suffocation offences
The Council has today published a new guideline for judges and magistrates sentencing strangulation and suffocation offences in England and Wales. We have also published ...
MCSG UPDATES –
New guidelines on strangulation and suffocation offences – 1 January 2025
Definitive sentencing guidelines for the sentencing of strangulation and suffocation offences were published on 17 December 2024 and the online sentencing guidelines now contains these ...
PRESS RELEASES –
New Sentencing Council sentencing guideline for strangulation and suffocation offences
The independent Sentencing Council has today published a new guideline for judges and magistrates sentencing strangulation and suffocation offences in England and Wales.
The offence of ...
PUBLICATION – Resource assessment –
Strangulation and suffocation offences: Final resource assessment
A resource assessment for the definitive guidelines for strangulation and suffocation offences.
NEWS –
Publication of strangulation and suffocation offences data tables
The Sentencing Council has published data tables showing current sentencing practice for strangulation and suffocation offences.
This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s ...
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
Strangulation and suffocation offences: Data tables
Data tables showing current sentencing practice for strangulation and suffocation offences, to accompany the definitive guideline.
NEWS –
The Council responds to an independent research review of the domestic abuse guideline
We have published the Council’s response to an independent research review of the guideline for sentencing offences committed within a context of domestic abuse.
The research ...
PUBLICATION – Guideline evaluation –
Research review of the Overarching principles: domestic abuse sentencing guideline
The Sentencing Council is required under its statutory duties to review the performance of its guidelines. Following public consultation in 2020, the Council identified five Strategic objectives for 2021-2026. These included a commitment to “explore the impact and implementation of the domestic abuse overarching guideline by undertaking an evaluation”.