A Bill to require the Sentencing Council to issue sentencing guidelines in respect of sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 February 2025
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This Bill would require the Sentencing Council to publish formal guidelines for sentencing offences under sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. It does not create new offences or penalties itself, but aims to standardise how those offences are punished in court by providing official guidelines.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading stage in the House of Commons. If progressed, it would move to the committee stage for detailed scrutiny and then on to further readings.
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12 Dec 2023
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
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