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Research reports
To support the development and evaluation of guidelines, the Council undertakes a series of research activities, including research with Crown Court judges, district judges and ...
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To support the development and evaluation of guidelines, the Council undertakes a series of research activities, including research with Crown Court judges, district judges and ...
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During the development of draft guidelines, the Council examines a range of data sources and produces statistical bulletins setting out information on current sentencing practice for ...
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Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea: definitive guideline was published on 7 March 2017 and came into force on 1 June 2017. The guideline ...
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Providing judges and magistrates with sentencing guidelines is the primary duty of the Council. We take a number of steps in the process of developing ...
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There is a range of types of sentence the courts can use for adult offenders who have mental disorders, developmental disorders or neurological impairments. The ...
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Imprisonment is the most severe sentence available to the courts. Custodial sentences are reserved for the most serious offences and are imposed when the offence ...
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Courts have a range of different sentences they can give children and young people aged from 10 to 17.
DischargesThese are the same as for adult ...
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A community sentence combines some form of punishment with activities carried out in the community. It could mean, for example, that an offender must:
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Fines are the most common type of sentence given by the courts. That is because they are given for lower-level crimes such as minor driving ...