Crown court bench book sentencing project

The equal treatment bench book is a dynamic document. In 2018, the law commission launched a project led by david ormerod qc that intends to produce a single. In relation to crown court proceedings, there is extensive guidance on. From may 2019, we will be publishing on the website and the magistrates court app a log of minor changes that will allow users to track any amendments that have been made throughout the history of a guideline. Crown court bench book directing the jury first supplement october 2011. Pdf sentencing hearings in english crown courts researchgate. Crown court compendium part i june 2018 judicial college 12 12 preface june 2018 this edition of the compendium, and its sentencing companion, is the second to be issued since the retirement of sir david maddison, judge simon tonking and judge john wait, three quarters of the original writing team. As the project has progressed, our admiration for our predecessors has just grown. The specimen directions to the jury in the crown court bench book published in march 2010. Ancillary orders crown court compendium, part ii sentencing, s7 step 8 reasons section 174 of the criminal justice act 2003 imposes a duty to give reasons for, and explain the effect of, the sentence.

Having prepared the companion to the crown court bench book as a concise guide for recorders and judges who are preparing to sum up, particularly in shorter cases, we were invited to prepare a similar guide to sentencing. Crown court compendium updated december 2019 courts. Pccsa powers of criminal courts sentencing act 2000. Adult court bench book and pronouncement cards courts. Assuming that lesbians project a masculine appearance, so a woman who. The sentencing council has established a new process for recording minor revisions and corrections that are made to the digital guidelines and magistrates court explanatory materials. Directions to the jury in the crown court bench book published in march 2010. There is no shortage of statements in influential books e.

By downloading the pdf version and opening the sentencing bench book you are agreeing. It is used for reference at court and to support consistent training. Introduction to the crown court benchbook in the 1970s the judicial studies board began to publish specimen directions whose purpose was to assist trial judges preparing their legal directions to. Sentencing bench book judicial commission of new south wales. The first version of this sentencing compendium was published in may 2016. Directions provide the guidance which goes into the judges charge to the jury to assist in deciding the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Sentencing in england and wales refers to a bench of magistrates or district judge in a magistrates court or a judge in the crown court passing sentence.