Course description
The Sentencing Act 2020 was introduced to streamline the law related to sentencing into one document rather than multiple Acts.
Containing no less than 420 Sections and 29 Schedules, this webinar will explore some of the most important aspects.
Presented by the highly experienced and popular speaker Colin Beaumont, the topics covered will include committals to the Crown Court for sentencing, the position regarding credit on a guilty plea, Detention and Training Orders, and much more.
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Introduction
The Sentencing Act 2020 was introduced to streamline the law related to sentencing into one document rather than multiple Acts.
Containing no less than 420 Sections and 29 Schedules, this webinar will explore some of the most important aspects.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Section 14 - committals of adults to the Crown Court for sentencing (either-way offences)
- Section 16 - committals of youths to the Crown Court for sentencing (serious offences - formerly referred to as grave crimes)
- Section 73 - the position regarding credit on a guilty plea (adults and youths) - also the credit position where the Court is obliged to consider a minimum sentence
- Sections 165 and 166 - the imposition of a custodial sentence and a term of disqualification from driving - extensions/adjustments/uplifts
- Sections 233 - 248 - Detention and Training Orders and amendments to the law in this area made under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
- Section 250 - sentence of Detention imposed on a youth at the Crown Court for a serious offence - considerations by the Judge and length of sentence
- Sections 262 - 276 - Detention in a Young Offender Institution - the age of the offender and powers to suspend
- Section 265 - Detention in a Young Offender Institution - ‘offenders of particular concern’ - amendments under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
- Section 278 - a term of imprisonment - ‘offenders of particular concern’
- Chapter 7 - Sections 311 - 320 - the consideration of a minimum sentence
- Minimum sentences and the amendments made in this area of law under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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