GUIDELINES

New Guidelines

The Burglary of a dwelling Definitive Guideline and the Drug Offences Definitive Guideline are not expected to be issued till the summer of 2010.

Recent Definitive Guidelines

2010
• Corporate Manslaughter & Health and Safety Offences Causing Death - Definitive Guideline

2009
• Fraud - Definitive Guideline
• Murder, Attempted - Definitive Guideline
• Youths, Sentencing of Definitive Guideline

Definitive Guidelines

• Assault and other offences against the person - Definitive Guideline
• Assaults on children and Cruelty to a child - Definitive Guideline
• Breach of ASBO Guideline - Definitive Guideline
• Breach of a Protective Order - Definitive Guideline
• Causing Death by Driving - Definitive Guideline
• Corporate Manslaughter & Health and Safety Offences Causing Death - Definitive Guideline
• Domestic Violence - Definitive Guideline
• Fail to Surrender to Bail - Definitive Guideline
• Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines (including the amendments made in October 2009)
• Manslaughter by Reason of Provocation - Definitive Guideline
• New Sentences: Criminal Justice Act 2003 - Definitive Guideline
• Overarching Principles: Seriousness - Definitive Guideline
• Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea - Definitive Guideline
• Robbery - Definitive Guideline
• Sexual Offences Act 2003 - Definitive Guideline
• Theft and Burglary in a building other than a dwelling - Definitive Guideline

Advisory Panel Consultation papers

• Corporate Manslaughter & Health and Safety Offences causing Death
• Drug Offences
• Youths

Sentencing Guidance Council Consultative Papers

• Breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order
• Causing Death by Driving
• Corporate Manslaughter & Health and Safety Offences causing Death
• Theft and Burglary (non-dwelling) Consultation