New sentences for old
The code that every criminal court must now use
The new Sentencing Act 2020 comes into force today, 1 December 2020, just over a month after it was passed by parliament. It creates a new criminal code that must now be used by every criminal court in England and Wales.
Everyone convicted of a criminal offence from today onwards will be sentenced under the new code, regardless of when an offence was com…
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