The definitive guidelines on robbery offences were issued on 28 January 2016 and came into force on 1 April 2016. The guidelines cover the following offences:

The consultation on the draft guidelines for robbery was open from 21 October 2014 to 23 January 2015. We received 38 responses.

Related documents

To support the guidelines and consultations, the Council also publishes a range of documents. These documents may include consultation responses, statistical bulletins, resource and equality impact assessments and guideline assessments.

Related documents: Robbery

See also: Robbery – sentencing children and young people