Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
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The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is a key UK statute that consolidates and sets out the sentencing powers and procedures available to criminal courts in England and Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8001349 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 Context triple: [Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, amends, Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000]
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A.
Crime and Courts Act 2013
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 is a UK statute that overhauled the justice system, including creating the National Crime Agency and reforming courts, judicial appointments, and certain criminal and civil procedures.
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B.
Criminal Appeal Act 1995
The Criminal Appeal Act 1995 is a UK statute that overhauled the criminal appeals system, most notably creating the Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate potential miscarriages of justice.
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C.
Criminal Justice Act 1987
The Criminal Justice Act 1987 is a UK statute that, among other reforms, created and empowered the Serious Fraud Office to investigate and prosecute complex and serious fraud.
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D.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is a major UK statute that overhauled the legal aid system, reformed sentencing, and introduced a range of criminal justice and civil justice changes.
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E.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 Target entity description: The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is a key UK statute that consolidates and sets out the sentencing powers and procedures available to criminal courts in England and Wales.
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A.
Crime and Courts Act 2013
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 is a UK statute that overhauled the justice system, including creating the National Crime Agency and reforming courts, judicial appointments, and certain criminal and civil procedures.
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B.
Criminal Appeal Act 1995
The Criminal Appeal Act 1995 is a UK statute that overhauled the criminal appeals system, most notably creating the Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate potential miscarriages of justice.
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C.
Criminal Justice Act 1987
The Criminal Justice Act 1987 is a UK statute that, among other reforms, created and empowered the Serious Fraud Office to investigate and prosecute complex and serious fraud.
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D.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is a major UK statute that overhauled the legal aid system, reformed sentencing, and introduced a range of criminal justice and civil justice changes.
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E.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Crown Court
NERFINISHED
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adult offenders ⓘ criminal courts in England and Wales ⓘ magistrates’ courts ⓘ youth offenders ⓘ |
| citationStyle | PCC(S)A 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consolidates | earlier enactments on sentencing powers of criminal courts ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
amended
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partially in force as amended ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
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sentencing law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of UK sentencing legislation ⓘ |
| providesFor |
maximum sentences available to criminal courts
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minimum sentences in specified circumstances ⓘ powers to defer sentence ⓘ powers to impose community orders ⓘ powers to impose compensation orders ⓘ powers to impose custodial sentences ⓘ powers to impose disqualification orders ⓘ powers to impose fines ⓘ powers to impose restitution orders ⓘ powers to make attendance centre orders ⓘ powers to make binding over orders ⓘ powers to make combination orders ⓘ powers to make community punishment orders ⓘ powers to make community rehabilitation orders ⓘ powers to make curfew orders ⓘ powers to make drug treatment and testing orders ⓘ |
| region |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
NERFINISHED
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Criminal Justice Act 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Justice Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ancillary orders
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community sentences ⓘ custodial sentences ⓘ discharges and fines ⓘ sentencing powers of criminal courts ⓘ sentencing procedure ⓘ youth sentencing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 Description of subject: The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is a key UK statute that consolidates and sets out the sentencing powers and procedures available to criminal courts in England and Wales.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
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amends
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Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
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