Final guidelines

Further information

Final guidelines are published following the revision of draft guidelines. Publication occurs around two months after the draft guidelines were published.

The Sentencing Guidelines Council published its first set of draft guidelines at the end of September 2004.

Final Guidelines
Publish date	Description	Summary of responses
9 December 2008	Theft and burglary from a building other than a dwelling Guideline on theft and burglary in a building other than a dwelling	Summary of responses (file size 73kb)
9 December 2008	Breach of an anti-social behaviour order Guideline on breach of an anti-social behaviour order	Summary of responses (file size 67kb)
15 July 2008	Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Causing death by driving Guideline on Causing Death by Driving	Summary of responses (file size 67kb)
12 May 2008	Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines – published 12 May 2008 (Update 1 issued 15 July 2008) (Update 2 issued 9 December 2008) The Sentencing Guidelines Council has published the definitive guidelines. The guidelines will be implemented on 4th August 2008. The first update was published on 15 July 2008 and includes new guidelines for Causing death by careless driving and Causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers and revisions to the explanatory material relating to the sentencing of dangerous offenders. The second update was published on 9 December 2008 and includes new guidelines for Theft and burglary in a building other than a dwelling and Breach of an anti-social behaviour order. This update also includes other small changes. The website version includes this Update which is being circulated to all recipients of the guidelines. The guidelines included in this update will be implemented on 5 January 2009. Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines (including Update 1 issued 15 July 2008 and Update 2 issued 9 December 2008) Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines – knife crime (Additional note issued 1 August 2008) Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines – Burglary in a dwelling
20 February 2008	Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Assault and Other Offences Against the Person Assault and Other Offences Against the Person Note on changes to Guideline on Assault and Other Offences Against the Person	Summary of responses (file size 68kb)
	Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Overarching Principles: Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child Overarching Principles: Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child	Summary of responses (file size 68kb)
29 November 2007	Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Fail to surrender to bail Guideline on fail to surrender to bail	Summary of responses (file size 65kb)
20 July 2007	Definitive Sentencing Guideline Revised 2007 – Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea Guideline Revised 2007 – Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea	Summary of responses (file size: 75kb)
30 April 2007	Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Sexual Offences Act 2003 Guideline on Sexual Offences This guideline has been amended to reflect the changes below Further note on changes to Guideline on Sexual Offences Note on changes to Guideline on Sexual Offences	Summary of responses (file size: 100kb)
7 December 2006	Breach of a Protective Order
	Overarching Principles: Domestic Violence	Summary of responses
25 July 2006	Definitive Sentencing Guideline on Robbery Final guideline on robbery (file size: 100kb)	Summary of responses to robbery (file size: 96kb)
28 November 2005	Manslaughter by Reason of Provocation Final guideline on manslaughter (file size: 180kb)	Summary of responses to Manslaughter by reason of provocation
16 December 2004	Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea, PDF format (file size: 77kb)	Summary of responses to the first set of draft guidelines (16 December 2004)
16 December 2004	New Sentences: Criminal Justice Act 2003 New Sentences: Criminal Justice Act 2003, PDF format (file size: 116kb)
16 December 2004	Overarching Principles: Seriousness Overarching Principles: Seriousness, PDF format (file size: 116kb)