general guideline - Offence committed on licence or post sentence supervision or while subject to court order(s)

Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing.

An offender who is subject to licence or post sentence supervision is under a particular obligation to desist from further offending.

Commission of an offence while subject to a relevant court order makes the offence more serious (where not dealt with separately as a breach of that order).

Care should be taken to avoid double counting matters taken into account when considering previous convictions.