MCSG UPDATES –
New guidelines on Public Order offences – 1 January 2020
Definitive sentencing guidelines for the sentencing of Public Order offences were published on 16 October 2019 and the online sentencing guidelines now contains these in ...
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New General guideline and expanded explanations – in force from 1 October 2019
The new overarching General guideline was published on 24 July 2019. It will appear in a purple colour scheme until it comes into force in ...
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New guidelines on arson and criminal damage – 1 October 2019
Definitive sentencing guidelines for the sentencing of arson and criminal damage were published on 3 July 2019 and the online sentencing guidelines now contains these ...
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Magistrates’ Court fines calculator – changes to victim surcharge levels
The levels of the victim surcharge have changed for offences committed on or after 28 June 2019. These changes have been reflected in the explanatory ...
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Either-way sexual offences – new to the MCSG
The Sexual Offences definitive guideline, which came into force in 2014, includes a number of offences that are triable either way but, in reality, are ...
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Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, changes to terrorism guidelines
The Council has made small revisions to six of the terrorism offences sentencing guidelines to take account of changes brought about by the Counter-Terrorism and ...
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Notice for all magistrates and district judges: online data collection in magistrates’ courts, 23 April to 30 September
Between 23 April and 30 September 2019, the Sentencing Council is asking magistrates and district judges to fill out an online sentencing form every time ...
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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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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 ...