New guidelines on blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences – 1 April 2025
Definitive sentencing guidelines for the sentencing of blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences were published on 12 February 2025 and
False Imprisonment
Blackmail
Triable only on indictmentMaximum: 14 years’ custodyOffence range: Community order – 10 years’ custody User guide for this offence Guideline
Hare Coursing – for consultation only
Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing. Taking or destroying game by
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Strangulation or suffocation / Racially or religiously aggravated strangulation or suffocation
Strangulation, Serious Crime Act 2015 (section 75A(1)(a)) Suffocation, Serious Crime Act 2015 (section 75A(1)(b))Racially or religiously aggravated offences, Crime and
Revisions and corrections to Sentencing Council digital guidelines
Minor revisions and corrections log: 11 December 2024 Sentencing Council policy on making changes to digital guidelines The Sentencing Council
New guidelines on strangulation and suffocation offences – 1 January 2025
Definitive sentencing guidelines for the sentencing of strangulation and suffocation offences were published on 17 December 2024 and the online
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