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General theft
Theft is defined by section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 as the dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with the intention to permanently deprive the other of it. The principal aim of ...
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Criminal justice statistics
Some of the main statistical publications on crime and justice produced by government departments such as the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics can be found ...
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Production of a controlled drug (class B only) sentencing guideline survey
The Sentencing Council is currently collecting data on the guideline for Production of a controlled drug, effective from April 2021. You are being asked to complete this survey as part of the ...
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Going to court
For adults, almost all criminal cases start in the magistrates’ courts, where the magistrates will determine whether the case should be heard in a magistrates’ court or the Crown Court. How ...
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Causing grievous bodily harm with intent to do grievous bodily harm sentencing guidelines survey in the Crown Court
The Sentencing Council is currently collecting data on the guideline for Causing grievous bodily harm with intent to do grievous bodily harm, effective from July 2021. You are being asked to complete ...
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Robbery sentencing guideline survey in the Crown Court
The Sentencing Council is currently collecting data on the Robbery guidelines, effective from April 2016. You are being asked to complete this survey as part of the Council’s assessment of these ...
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Dangerous driving sentencing guideline survey in the magistrates’ courts
The Sentencing Council is currently collecting data on the guideline for Dangerous driving, effective from August 2008. You are being asked to complete this survey as part of the Sentencing Council’s ...