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.
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15 July 2008 |
Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Causing death by driving
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12 May 2008 |
Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines – published 12 May 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 website version includes this Update which is being circulated to all recipients of the guidelines.
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20 February 2008 |
Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Assault and Other Offences Against the Person
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Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Overarching Principles: Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child
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29 November 2007 |
Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Fail to surrender to bail |
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20 July 2007 |
Definitive Sentencing Guideline Revised 2007 – Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea
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30 April 2007 |
Definitive Sentencing Guideline – Sexual Offences Act 2003 This guideline has been amended to reflect the changes below |
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7 December 2006 |
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25 July 2006 |
Definitive Sentencing Guideline on Robbery
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28 November 2005 |
Manslaughter by Reason of Provocation
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| 16 December 2004 |
Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea
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16 December 2004 |
New Sentences: Criminal Justice Act 2003
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16 December 2004 |
Overarching Principles: Seriousness
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