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Children as suspects and defendants

… by the court Bail and remand Reporting restrictions Sentencing Introduction For the purposes of this guidance, … by the court is deemed to be their true age. Section 405 Sentencing Act 2020 states that where the age of the offender … be assisted by reference to the definitive guideline for sentencing children and young people published by the …

CPS Wessex: Successful Stalking Cases April 2024

Public statement on prosecuting homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime

… investigation Charging decisions Bail Prosecution and sentencing Withdrawal Case progress – information for victims … the court of its power to increase the sentence under s.66 Sentencing Act 2020 (s.66 SA 2020) where there is evidence of … crime 1. Sentence uplift under section 66 of the Sentencing Act 2020 (s.66 SA 2020) S.66 SA 2020 gives the …

Public statement on prosecuting racist and religious hate crime

… investigation Charging decisions Bail Prosecution and sentencing Withdrawal Case progress – information for victims … for Crown Prosecutors Remind the court of the statutory sentencing framework under ss.28-32 Crime and Disorder Act … 1998) or its power to increase the sentence under s.66 Sentencing Act 2020 (SA 2020)  where there is evidence of …

Strangulation and suffocation

… court and if convicted then committed for sentence. The sentencing factors listed below should be considered and the complexity of the case. Sentencing This offence is triable either way. A person found … 5 years or to a fine, or both. There are currently no Sentencing Council Guidelines specific to this offence. …

Driver jailed for Boxing Day deaths

Leeds man jailed for further child sexual offences

Thugs jailed for violent disorder in Hull

Homicide: Murder, manslaughter, infanticide and causing or allowing the death or serious injury of a child or vulnerable adult

… Referral Selection of charges Bail Reports Coroner Murder Sentencing Manslaughter Sentencing Introduction This prosecution guidance: outlines … the Acceptance of Pleas and the Prosecutor's Role in the Sentencing Exercise when reviewing the case. Particular care …

Protests - Potential offences during protests, demonstrations, or campaigns - Annex A

… imprisonment, a fine, or both Section 78 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA) abolished the common … as the football-specific offences may limit the court’s sentencing powers. Section 4 Football (Offences) Act – Going … or threats of them. See also Football related offences Sentencing Guidelines . Reasonable or lawful excuse or other …