PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Non-fatal strangulation and suffocation offences – consultation
A consultation paper on sentencing non-strangulation offences.
Do not retain this copy. Only the online version of a guideline is guaranteed to be up to date.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
A consultation paper on sentencing non-strangulation offences.
OFFENCES
Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing.
Non-fatal strangulation, Serious Crime Act 2015 (section 75A(1)(a))
Non-fatal ...
NEWS –
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, setting out current sentencing practice for non-fatal strangulation and suffocation offences.
This is in preparation for ...
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
A bulletin and data tables explaining current sentencing practice for non-fatal strangulation and suffocation offences, to accompany the consultation.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 12 April 2024.
NEWS –
Her Honour Judge Amanda Rippon has been appointed to the Sentencing Council by the Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor.
Amanda was ...
NEWS –
Changes made to a number of sentencing guidelines in response to the Council’s 2023 miscellaneous amendments consultation came into effect on 1 April 2024,
The amendments, ...
ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS –
From 1 April 2024, the Council is including a new, dedicated mitigating factor: ‘Pregnancy, childbirth and post-natal care’, in the majority of offence specific sentencing ...
OVERARCHING GUIDES
For sentencing offences for which there is no offence specific sentencing guideline, and For use in conjunction with offence specific sentencing guidelines
Guideline users should be aware ...
OFFENCES
Triable only on indictment
Maximum: 2 years’ custody
Offence range: Fine – 2 years’ custody
This is a specified offence for the purposes of sections 266 ...