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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was introduced in the House of Lords in early July and awaits a second reading. The Bill is formed of thirteen parts, including provisions to: introduce measures for the protection of the police; introduce legislation for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime; make changes to the policing of protests; create new offences for...Read More
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Getting Tough on Breach of Court Orders
The Sentencing Council has recently published new guidelines for judges and magistrates for when they are sentencing offenders who are in breach of a court order. The guidelines provide a clear approach which will mean a tightening up of the way courts deal with offenders who have not complied with a wide range of orders such as suspended sentence orders, community orders, restraining orders...Read More
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