Sentencing Council for England and Wales Update

The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on new sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of blackmail, kidnap or false imprisonment.

A consultation paper on draft blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment  sentencing guidelines. Online version (to follow) HTML version PDF version

A resource assessment for the draft guidelines on kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail, to accompany the consultation. Kidnap, false imprisonment

The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for kidnap, false imprisonment and

A bulletin explaining current sentencing practice for kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail to accompany the consultation. Kidnap, false imprisonment and