On 4 July 2017 the Sentencing Council launched a consultation into Draft Guidelines for the offence of manslaughter. The consultation concluded on 10 October. Manslaughter, almost more than any other offence on the criminal calendar can cover a broad range of factual backgrounds. This is in part reflected in the fact that the Draft Guideline […]
The Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guideline on Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea come into force for all cases where the first hearing takes place on or after 1 June 2017. It is perhaps the final piece of the jigsaw comprising the Guideline on Environmental Offences, the Guideline on Corporate Manslaughter, Health and Safety and […]
On 6 October 2015, the Sentencing Council continued its ongoing rollout and review of sentencing guidelines with the publication of the new Definitive Guideline for Theft Offences. The new Guideline applies for all adult offender sentenced on or after 1 February 2016, regardless of the date of the offence, or the date of conviction. The […]
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