Category: sentencing

New sentencing guidelines for blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences – Sentencing Council

Posted February 14th, 2025 in blackmail, consultations, criminal justice, false imprisonment, judiciary, kidnapping, news, sentencing by sally

‘The Council has published two new guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of: blackmail, and kidnap or false imprisonment. The new guidelines are the first for these serious offences. They have been developed through consultation to help judges sentence the wide range of offending covered by cases of blackmail, kidnap or false imprisonment. The new guidelines apply to adults sentenced in England and Wales and will come into effect on 1 April 2025.’

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Sentencing Council, 12th February 2025

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Man sentenced for spitting at police during disorder – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2025 in affray, assault, compensation, news, police, public order, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A man who assaulted a police officer during disorder in Bristol has been sentenced.’

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BBC News, 11th February 2025

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UN torture tsar attacks UK over ‘inhumane’ indefinite jail terms – The Independent

Posted February 11th, 2025 in criminal justice, government departments, human rights, imprisonment, mental health, news, parole, prisons, sentencing, suicide, torture, United Nations by sally

‘A United Nations torture tsar has said British prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms are probably “being detained arbitrarily” after The Independent revealed six in 10 are being blocked from moving to open jails.’

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The Independent, 8th February 2025

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Former scout leader who assaulted 19 boys jailed – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 10th, 2025 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A former scout leader who assaulted children as young as seven over almost three decades has been jailed.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 7th February 2025

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Man jailed for trying to kill PC with scissors – BBC News

Posted February 5th, 2025 in attempted murder, imprisonment, news, police, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for 30 years for trying to kill a police officer by stabbing him in the head with a pair of scissors.’

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BBC News, 4th February 2025

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Councillor jailed after sustained campaign against head of legal and chief executive – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 4th, 2025 in harassment, imprisonment, local government, news, sentencing by sally

‘A councillor at Torridge District Council has been jailed for 18 weeks for harassment of the local authority’s head of legal and governance.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Fraudster who defrauded Covid ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme jailed – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 4th, 2025 in coronavirus, Crown Prosecution Service, fraud, HM Revenue & Customs, imprisonment, loans, news, sentencing by sally

‘An accountant who helped himself to £27,000 from the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme as part of a bigger Covid loans fraud has been jailed for three years and eight months today.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Drugs gang jailed after machete attack on rivals – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2025 in affray, attempted murder, gangs, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, wounding by sally

‘Four men have been jailed after they attacked a rival drugs gang with swords, machetes and knives, before pushing them out of a first floor window and continuing the attack on the ground.’

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BBC News, 3rd February 2025

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‘Dangerous fool’ Daniel Khalife jailed for 14 years for prison escape and spying for Iran – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2025 in armed forces, escape from custody, explosives, fugitive offenders, intelligence services, Iran, news, official secrets act, sentencing, spying by sally

‘Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been branded a “dangerous fool” by a judge imprisoning him for more than 14 years for escaping from prison and spying for Iran.’

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The Independent, 3rd February 2025

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Brothers who led county lines drug gang jailed – BBC News

Posted February 3rd, 2025 in drug offences, drug trafficking, gangs, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘Brothers who lead an organised crime group known as the Scouse Dave Line have been jailed for a combined total of more than 30 years.’

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BBC News, 31st January 2025

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Creators of AI child sex abuse images face up to five years in prison under crackdown – The Independent

Posted February 3rd, 2025 in artificial intelligence, bills, child abuse, children, criminal justice, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘Creators of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse will face up to five years in prison in a new government crackdown. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse.’

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The Independent, 2nd February 2025

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Coercive control to be put on par with other types of domestic abuse in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted February 3rd, 2025 in coercive & controlling behaviour, criminal justice, domestic violence, government departments, imprisonment, news, police, probation, sentencing by sally

‘Coercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it.’

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2025

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New Sentencing Guideline for Strangulation and Suffocation – Devon Chambers

Posted January 31st, 2025 in chambers articles, domestic violence, news, sentencing by sally

‘Gemma McKernan provides an update on the new sentencing guideline for strangulation and suffocation.’

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Devon Chambers, 9th January 2025

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Couple jailed over ‘sexual and sadistic’ murder of Sarah Mayhew in London – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2025 in imprisonment, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, recidivists, sentencing by sally

‘A couple who killed a woman and dumped her dismembered body in different parts of south London have been jailed for murder.’

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The Guardian, 30th January 2025

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Army quartermaster jailed for stealing almost £500,000 of supplies from MoD – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2025 in armed forces, fraud, government departments, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A British army quartermaster defrauded the UK government out of almost £500,000 worth of supplies after feeling under pressure from his girlfriend to prove he was rich.’

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The Guardian, 30th January 2025

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Man jailed for 13 months for ‘brutal’ death of woman he ran over – BBC News

Posted January 30th, 2025 in careless driving, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, drug offences, elderly, homicide, imprisonment, news, road safety, sentencing by sally

‘A man who killed an 83-year-old great-grandmother when he repeatedly ran over her with his van has been jailed for 13 months.’

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BBC News, 29th January 2025

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Teen jailed for life for mobile phone park murder – BBC News

Posted January 30th, 2025 in murder, news, robbery, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager has been given a life sentence for murdering a 17-year-old boy in a mobile phone robbery.’

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BBC News, 29th January 2025

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Man who cut gas pipe and caused explosion jailed – BBC News

Posted January 29th, 2025 in criminal damage, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who deliberately cut through a gas pipe, causing an explosion in his ground floor flat, has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 28th January 2025

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In depth: Gauke’s sentencing review – what he should recommend – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 29th, 2025 in courts, criminal justice, delay, government departments, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

‘David Gauke’s sentencing review must complement Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the courts if the government is going to come up with a holistic prescription for criminal justice.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 28th January 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Jailed ‘catfish’ paedophile has sentence increased – BBC News

Posted January 29th, 2025 in appeals, child abuse, children, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A catfishing paedophile jailed for targeting more than 30 children online has had his sentence increased.’

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BBC News, 29th January 2025

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