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16.07.18
Sentencing Guidelines introduced for ‘revenge porn’ and other intimidatory offences
The Sentencing Council has published definitive guidelines for intimidatory offences covering harassment, stalking, disclosing private sexual images (‘revenge porn’), controlling or coercive behaviour and threats to kill. Until the publication of these guidelines limited assistance was available for the sentencing court. This is the first time any guidance has been given for stalking, revenge porn…
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New sentencing guidelines for ‘intimidatory offences’: Sentencing is one small piece of the jigsaw.
On 30 March 2017 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) launched a 13-week consultation on the punishments for several different offences arising from legislation spanning 150 years. It includes all of the following offences:- Disclosing private images (‘revenge porn’) contrary to section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 Controlling and Coercive Behaviour contrary…
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