The Council has today published a new guideline for judges and magistrates sentencing strangulation and suffocation offences in England and Wales.

The Sentencing Council has published data tables showing current sentencing practice for strangulation and suffocation offences. This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s definitive ...

“This new sentencing guideline from the Sentencing Council recognises the inherent harm to the victim of these offences. It makes sure that judges and magistrates have clear guidance so that all cases ...

Strangulation and suffocation are severe forms of assault. They are extremely dangerous acts where a perpetrator intentionally strangles their victim or affects their ability to breathe, often in an ...

The Council responds to an independent research re... We have published the Council’s response to an independent research review of the guideline for sentencing offences committed within a context of ...

Strangulation and suffocation offences: Response t... A summary of the responses received to the consultation paper on strangulation and suffocation offences.

A resource assessment for the definitive guidelines for strangulation and suffocation offences.

This document fulfils the Council’s statutory duty to produce a resource assessment which considers the likely effect of its guidelines on the resources required for the provision of prison places, ...