Scrutiny of draft sentencing guidelines published
21 September 2016
The Justice Committee has published a report on draft Sentencing Council guidelines on sentencing of youths and magistrates' court sentencing.
- Report: Sentencing Council draft guidelines on sentencing of youths and magistrates' court sentencing
- Report: Sentencing Council draft guidelines on sentencing of youths and magistrates' court sentencing (PDF 325KB)
- Justice Committee
Report topics
Topics covered by this report are listed below.
Draft youth sentencing guidelines
- Overarching principles for sentencing youths
- References to international obligations
- Aggravating and mitigating factors
- Considerations of deterrence
- The use of age in setting the length of custodial sentences
- Sexual offences guideline
- Robbery guideline
Draft magistrates' court sentencing guidelines
- Alcohol sale offences
- Animal cruelty offences
- Communication network offences
- Drugs-Class A-fail to attend/remain for initial assessment
- Railway fare evasion
- Taxi touting
- Vehicle taking without consent
- Careless driving (drive without due care and attention)
Further information
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