Sentencing Act 2020
E816983
The Sentencing Act 2020 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and simplifies the law on sentencing offenders in England and Wales.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
make sentencing law more accessible
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reduce sentencing errors caused by complex legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | offenders in England and Wales ⓘ |
| appliesToLegalSystem | common law system of England and Wales ⓘ |
| basedOnRecommendationsOf | Law Commission of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Criminal law of England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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Sentencing law ⓘ |
| citation | 2020 c. 17 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
ancillary orders
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community orders ⓘ custodial sentences ⓘ release and recall of offenders ⓘ sentencing powers of courts ⓘ suspended sentences ⓘ types of sentences ⓘ youth sentencing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part 1 – Sentencing framework
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Part 2 – Sentencing of offenders for particular offences ⓘ Part 3 – Sentencing of child offenders ⓘ Part 4 – Release on licence and recall ⓘ Part 5 – Cautions ⓘ Schedules ⓘ |
| introducedToSimplify | use of previous sentencing legislation by courts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about sentencing, the giving of cautions and the release and recall of offenders; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 2019–21 UK Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf | UK sentencing framework ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
consolidation of sentencing law
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simplification of sentencing procedure ⓘ |
| providesFor |
credit for guilty pleas
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dangerous offender sentencing ⓘ duty of court to explain sentence ⓘ general sentencing principles ⓘ minimum and maximum sentence provisions ⓘ reduction in sentence for assistance to prosecution ⓘ |
| replaces | fragmented sentencing provisions in multiple earlier Acts ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2020-10-22 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Sentencing Act 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | criminal sentencing ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfConsolidation | clean sweep of sentencing law subject to savings and transitional provisions ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2020 ⓘ |
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