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Drug offences
The definitive guidelines on drug offences were issued on 24 January 2012 and came into force on 27 February 2012. These guidelines were superseded in ...
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The definitive guidelines on drug offences were issued on 24 January 2012 and came into force on 27 February 2012. These guidelines were superseded in ...
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The revised definitive guidelines on dangerous dog offences were issued on 17 March 2016 and came into force on 1 July 2016.
The revised guidelines superceded ...
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The definitive guidelines on burglary offences were issued on 13 October 2011 and came into force on 16 January 2012. These guidelines were superseded in ...
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The definitive guidelines for sentencing assault offences were issued on 16 March 2011 and came into force on 13 June 2011.
Revisions 2020The revised sentencing guidelines ...
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The Sentencing Council for England and Wales was set up in April 2010 to promote greater transparency and consistency in sentencing, while maintaining the independence ...
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Between 1 October 2010 and 31 March 2015 the Sentencing Council conducted a data collection exercise called the Crown Court Sentencing Survey – CCSS.
The CCSS ...
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In 2017, the definitive sentencing guideline on sentencing children and young people was published.
Young people aren’t treated the same way by the courts as adults ...
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The surcharge (often referred to as the victim surcharge) was first introduced in April 2007 and changes were introduced on 1 October 2012, 1 September ...
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As well as the Sentencing Council, there are a number of different organisations who have a role to play in sentencing.
Judiciary Parliament Parole Board Probation Service Youth Offending Teams Crown ...PAGE
“The factors taken into account in each case will vary depending upon the facts.”
In addition to having regard to the five purposes of sentencing, a ...