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Sentencing Bill

The Sentencing Bill consolidates existing sentencing legislation in England and Wales into a new Sentencing Code.

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Sentencing Bill European Convention on Human Rights Memorandumapplication/pdf

At a glance

TypePolicy paper

First published09 Mar 2020

Last updated09 Mar 2020

Organisations

Ministry of Justice

Topics

Courts, sentencing and tribunalsSentencing reform

Source

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