Overarching principles – Domestic abuse: Definitive guideline – Sentencing

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Publication types:
Definitive guideline - archive

Publication topics:
Domestic abuse

Published on:

22 February 2018

Definitive sentencing guideline for use in courts in England and Wales on overarching principles of sentencing domestic abuse.

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Sentencing guidelines for use in the magistrates’ courts

Sentencing guidelines for use in Crown Court

Overarching principles – Domestic abuse: Definitive guideline – Archived PDF

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