The revised guidelines in the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines come into effect on 24 April 2017.
We are working on a PDF that includes all guidelines, but in the meantime the revised guidelines are available as individual PDFs.
Update – 5 May 2017
The full PDF is now available.
- Alcohol sale offences – Licensing Act 2003, s.141; s.146; s.147
- Animal cruelty – Animal Welfare Act 2006, ss.4, 8 and 9
- Careless driving – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.3 119
- Communication network offences – Communications Act 2003, ss.127(1); s.127(2)
- Drive whilst Disqualified – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.103
- Drugs – fail to attend/remain for initial assessment –Drugs Act 2005, s.12
- Drugs – fail/refuse to provide a sample – Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s.63B
- Drunk and disorderly in a public place – Criminal Justice Act 1967, s.91
- Excess alcohol (drive/attempt) – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.5(1)(a)
- Excess alcohol (in charge) – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.5(1)(b)
- Fail to provide specimen for analysis (drive/attempt) – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.7(6)
- Fail to provide specimen for analysis (in charge) – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.7(6)
- Fail to stop/report road accident – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.170(4)
- Football related offences – Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985, ss.2(1) and 2(2), Football Offences Act 1991, ss.2, 3 and 4 and Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s.166
- No insurance – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.143
- Obstruct/resist a police constable in execution of duty – Police Act 1996, s.89(2)
- Railway fare evasion – Regulation of Railways Act 1889, ss.5(1) and 5(3)
- School non-attendance – Education Act 1996, ss.444(1) and 444(1A)
- Sexual activity in a public lavatory – Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.71
- Speeding – Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.89(10)
- Taxi Touting/soliciting for hire – Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, s.167
- TV licence payment evasion – Communications Act 2003, s.363
- Unfit through drink or drugs (drive/attempt ) – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.4(1)
- Unfit through drink or drugs (in charge) – Road Traffic Act 1988, s.4(2)
- Vehicle interference – Criminal Attempts Act 1981, s.9
- Vehicle taking, without consent – Theft Act 1968, s.12