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Sentencing pregnant women and new mothers
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 ...
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Consultation on proposed sentencing guidelines for immigration offences
The Sentencing Council is consulting on the first ever sentencing guidelines for immigration offences. The guidelines reflect legislative changes to the Immigration Act 1971 brought ...
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Immigration offences: proposed sentencing guidelines published
A package of six new sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of immigration offences in England and Wales were published for consultation by the independent Sentencing ...
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Publication of the immigration offences statistical bulletin
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for immigration offences.
This is in preparation for the launch of ...
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Sentencing Council to make changes to manslaughter guidelines and introduce new guidance for sentencing pregnant offenders
Changes to a number of sentencing guidelines have been published by the Sentencing Council following a consultation on miscellaneous amendments.
The changes, which will come into ...
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Sentencing Council publishes response to third miscellaneous amendments consultation
The Sentencing Council’s response to the third annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines used in both magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court was ...
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Aggravating and mitigating factors and their expanded explanations
The Council has published the findings of qualitative research conducted with magistrates and judges exploring selected aggravating and mitigating factors and their accompanying expanded explanations. ...
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Consultation on proposed guidelines for aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring offences
The Sentencing Council is consulting on six new and revised sentencing guidelines for motoring offences in England and Wales. The draft guidelines cover offences committed ...
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Aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring offences: Proposed sentencing guidelines published
Proposed sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences committed while driving vehicles without the owner’s consent, were published for consultation by the independent Sentencing ...
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Publication of the aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring related matters statistical bulletin
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for aggravated vehicle taking and other motoring related matters.
This is ...