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Latest press releases
Date Description Associated documents

9 February 2010   

PDF Icon Press Notice: Guideline on Corporate Manslaughter

PDF Icon Final Guideline on Corporate manslaughter

27 October 2009  

PDF Icon Press Notice: Corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death

PDF Icon Consultation guideline: Corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death

PDF Icon Letter to consultees

PDF Icon Advice: Sentencing for Corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences involving death

13 October 2009 

PDF IconPress Notice:Council Publishes Guideline on Fraud Offences

PDF IconSentencing for fraud – Statutory offences

 

16 July 2009  

PDF IconPress Notice:Guideline on attempted murder

PDF IconGuideline on attempted murder

 

30 June 2009

PDF IconPress Notice:Overarching principles – Sentencing youths

PDF IconConsultation guideline: Overarching principles – Sentencing youths

PDF IconLetter to consultees

PDF IconAdvice: Sentencing principles - youths

24 June 2009

PDF Icon Press Notice:SGC/SAP annual report 2008/09

PDF Icon SGC/SAP annual report 2008/09

12 May 2009

PDF Icon Press Notice: Consultation paper on sentencing for burglary in a dwelling

PDF Icon Consultation paper on sentencing for burglary in a dwelling

22 April 2009

PDF Icon Press Notice: Consultation paper on sentencing for drug offences 

PDF Icon Consultation paper on sentencing of drug offences

25 February 2009

PDF Icon Press Notice: Sentencing for fraud – statutory offences

PDF Icon Consultation guideline: Sentencing for fraud – statutory offences

PDF Icon Letter to consultees

PDF Icon Advice: Sentencing for fraud offences

18 December 2008

PDF Icon Press Notice: Consultation paper on principles of sentencing for youths

PDF Icon Consultation paper on principles of sentencing for youths

9 December 2008  

PDF Icon Press Notice: Theft and burglary (non-dwelling) and breach of an anti-social behaviour order

PDF Icon Guideline on theft and burglary in a building other than a dwelling

PDF Icon Guideline on breach of an anti-social behaviour order

1 August 2008

Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines – knife crime

PDF Icon Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines – knife crime

15 July 2008 

PDF Icon Press Notice: Guideline on Causing Death by Driving

PDF Icon Guideline on Causing Death by Driving

8 July 2008 

PDF Icon Press Notice: Consultation paper on overarching principles of sentencing

PDF Icon Consultation paper on overarching principles of sentencing

PDF Icon Overarching principles of sentencing – correction notice

25 June 2008

PDF Icon Press Notice: SGC/SAP annual report

PDF Icon SGC/SAP annual report 2007/08

23 May 2008

PDF Icon Press Notice: Anti-Social Behaviour order

PDF Icon Consultation guideline – Breach of an anti-social behaviour order

PDF Icon Letter to consultees

PDF Icon Advice: Sentencing for breach of an anti-social behaviour order

12 May 2008

PDF Icon Press Notice :Revised Sentencing Guidelines for Magistrates’ Courts Published

PDF Icon Revised Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines

10 March 2008

PDF Icon Press Notice: Theft and Burglary (non-dwelling)

PDF Icon Consultation guideline - Theft and Burglary (non-dwelling)

PDF Icon Letter to consultees

PDF Icon Advice: Sentencing for Theft from a Shop

PDF Icon Advice: Sentencing for Offences of Theft and Dishonesty

20 February 2008

PDF Icon Press Notice: Council Publishes Guidelines for Sentencers dealing with Assaults and Child Cruelty Offences

PDF Icon Note on changes to Guideline on Assault and Other Offences Against the Person

PDF Icon Assault and Other Offences Against the Person

PDF Icon Overarching Principles: Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child

9 January 2008

PDF Icon Press Notice: Causing death by driving

PDF Icon Consultation guideline on causing death by driving

PDF Icon Letter to consultees

PDF Icon Advice: Driving Offences – Causing death by driving

04 December 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Revised Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines

PDF Icon Consultation guidelines and Advice: Revised Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines

29 November 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Fail to surrender to bail

PDF Icon Guideline on fail to surrender to bail

15 November 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Sentencing for corporate manslaughter

PDF Icon Consultation paper on sentencing for corporate manslaughter

16 August 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Fraud and ASBO's

PDF Icon Consultation paper on sentencing for fraud offences

PDF Icon Consultation paper on breach of an Anti-social Behaviour Order

20 July 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea

PDF Icon Definitive guideline on the reduction in sentence for a guilty plea

27 June 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Assault Consultation

PDF Icon Consultation guideline on sentencing offenders for assault and other offences against the person

PDF Icon Consultation guideline - Overarching principles: Assault on children and cruelty to a child

PDF Icon Letter to consultees

PDF Icon Notes and questions

PDF Icon Advice on Sentencing for assault and other offences against the person

14 June 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: SGC/SAP annual report

PDF Icon SGC/SAP Annual report

24 May 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Fail to surrender to bail

PDF Icon Consultation guideline on sentencing

Letter to consultees

Advice on sentencing for Bail Act

30 April 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Final guideline on Sexual Offences Act 2003

PDF IconGuideline 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

8 February 2007

PDF Icon Press Notice: Consultation paper on Offences to be taken into consideration and Revised Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines

PDF Icon Consultation paper on Offences to be Taken Into Consideration

PDF Icon Cover note - Revised Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines

PDF Icon Consultation paper on Revised Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines

25 January 2007

PDF IconPress Notice: Consultation paper on causing death by driving offences

PDF IconConsultation paper on causing death by driving offences

18 January 2007

PDF IconPress Notice: Review of Guideline: Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea

PDF IconDraft guideline

PDF Icon Letter to consultees

PDF IconAdvice on the Reducing Sentences for a guilty plea

7 December 2006

PDF Icon Press Notice: Breach of Protective Order

PDF Icon Final guideline on Breach of Protective Order

PDF Icon Final guideline on Domestic Violence

1 November 2006

PDF IconPress Notice: Consultation paper on theft and dishonesty offences (file size: 45kb)

PDF Icon Consultation Paper (file size: 348kb)

24 August 2006

PDF IconPress Notice: Consultation paper on theft from a shop (file size: 43kb)

PDF Icon Consultation Paper (file size: 319kb)

25 July 2006

PDF IconPress notice: Robbery (file size: 29kb)

PDF IconFinal Guideline on robbery (file size: 100kb)

26 June 2006

PDF IconPress notice: Annual report (file size: 43kb)

PDF IconSGC/SAP annual report 2005/06 (file size: 1170kb)

7 June 2006

PDF IconPress Notice: Sexual offences (file size: 43kb)

PDF IconDraft guideline on the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (file size: 376kb)

PDF Icon Letter to consultees (file size: 12kb)

PDF IconAdvice on the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (file size: 463kb)

31 May 2006

PDF IconPress notice: Consultation paper - revision of guideline on the reduction of a sentence for a guilty plea (file size: 42kb)

PDF IconChairman's covering letter (file size: 25kb)

PDF Icon Consultation paper (file size: 126kb)

11 April 2006

PDF Icon Press Notice: Domestic violence and breach of a protective order (file size: 51kb)

PDF Icon Draft guideline on domestic violence (file size: 126kb)

PDF Icon Draft guideline on breach of a protective order (file size: 118kb)

PDF Icon Advice on domestic violence (file size: 350kb)

PDF Icon Letter to consultees (file size: 19kb)

30 March 2006

PDF IconPress Notice: Custodial Sentences of less than 12 months (file size: 46kb)

PDF IconDraft Guidelines on Custodial Sentences of less than 12 months (file size: 1.61MB)

PDF IconAdvice on Custodial Sentences of less than 12 months (file size: 1.29MB)

PDF IconLetter to Consultees (file size: 13k)

16 February 2006

Press notice: Allocation (file size: 21kb)

Draft guidelines on allocation (file size: 88kb)

Advice on allocation (file size: 148kb)

27 January 2006

Press notice: Consultation paper on Bail Act Offences (file size: 132kb)

Consultation paper on Bail Act Offences (file size: 145kb)

Annexed Tables (file size: 189kb)

 

Press release archive