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 February 2010	Corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death	Summary of responses (file size 68.8kb)
20 November 2009	Overarching principles – Sentencing youths	Summary of responses (file size 44kb)
13 October 2009	Sentencing for fraud – Statutory offences	Summary of responses (file size 52kb)
16 July 2009	Attempted murder
9 December 2008	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	Summary of responses (file size 67kb)
15 July 2008	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) (Update 3 issued 13 October 2009) 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. The third update was published on 13 October 2009 and includes new guidelines for statutory offences of fraud which will apply to offenders who are sentenced on or after 26 October 2009. In addition, supplementary guidance has been provided in relation to sentencing health and safety offences following changes to the maximum penalty for certain offences that came into effect on 16 January 2009. Magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines (including update 1 issued 15 July 2008, update 2 issued 9 December and update 3 issued 13 October 2009) Magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines – knife crime (additional note issued 1 August 2008) Magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines – burglary in a dwelling
20 February 2008	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)
	Overarching principles: assaults on children and cruelty to a child	Summary of responses (file size 68kb)
29 November 2007	Fail to surrender to bail	Summary of responses (file size 65kb)
20 July 2007	Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea – Revised 2007	Summary of responses (file size: 75kb)
30 April 2007	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	Robbery (file size: 100kb)	Summary of responses to robbery (file size: 96kb)
28 November 2005	Manslaughter by reason of provocation (file size: 180kb)	Summary of responses to Manslaughter by reason of provocation
16 December 2004	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 PDF format (file size 116Kb)
16 December 2004	Overarching Principles: Seriousness PDF format (file size 116Kb)