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Find out what role is played by the judge in a Crown Court trial in England and Wales. Find out more on the Sentencing Council website: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

When sentencing offenders, judges and magistrates in England and Wales follow guidelines set by the Sentencing Council. This short video explains how the guidelines work and why they are important. Find out more on the Sentencing Council website: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

When sentencing offenders, judges and magistrates in England and Wales follow guidelines set by the Sentencing Council. This short video explains how the guidelines help judges and magistrates take a consistent approach to sentencing. Find out more on the Sentencing Council website: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

A sentence is the punishment a judge or magistrate decides should be given to someone who has been convicted of a crime. There are five purposes of sentencing the courts in England and Wales must bear in mind when dealing with the vast majority of adult offenders: punishment, reducing crime, rehabilitation of offenders, public protection and making the offender give something back. Find out mor...

Judges and magistrates in England and Wales follow guidelines set by the Sentencing Council when they are sentencing offenders. This short video explains how the impact of crime on victims is taken into account in sentencing guidelines. Find out more on the Sentencing Council website: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

Judges and magistrates in England and Wales have to sentence according to guidelines set by the Sentencing Council, unless it would be unjust to do so. Judges and magistrates have the discretion to depart from sentencing guidelines if they think it would be in the interest of justice to do so given all the circumstances of a particular case. Find out more on the Sentencing Council website: www....

If an offender pleads guilty in the criminal courts of England and Wales, they will receive a discount on their sentence. The earlier they plead guilty, the greater the reduction. This is because an early guilty plea spares victims and witnesses the stress and anxiety of a trial. It also helps to improve the efficiency of the criminal justice system by allowing police, prosecutors and courts to...

Lord Justice Holroyde, Chairman of the Sentencing Council, talks about the Council's five-year strategy that will shape our work up to 2026. The strategy follows a public consultation that asked what the Council’s objectives should be and how we should balance our priorities within the resources we have at our disposal.

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A short introduction to the General guideline and expanded explanations in sentencing guidelines in England and Wales. Published on 24 July 2019 and in force from 1 October 2019.

Shows you how to find and use the different types of guidelines, how to work with offence-specific guidelines and overarching principles simultaneously, and how to make temporary copies of the guidelines, for those occasions when you might not have access to the internet.

Judge Julian Goose, honorary recorder of Sheffield, talks about the role of judges in the Crown Court, the factors they consider in deciding what sentence an offender should get and how much discretion they have in sentencing.

London magistrate Katharine Rainsford talks about the work of magistrates in the courts, the kinds of cases they deal with, whether sentencing is too lenient, how they ensure sentencing is consistent, the use of sentencing guidelines and how victims are considered in sentencing.

A brief overview of the factors judges and magistrates take into account when deciding what sentence to give an offender convicted of a crime in England or Wales. For more detailed information visit sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk/sentencing/sentences-worked-out.htm

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How offenders are sentenced in England and Wales