This Practice Note explains the Scope of the Sentencing Code which was created by the Sentencing Act 2020 (SA 2020) and which, since 1 December 2020, provides the single consolidated Law on sentencing criminal offences in the courts in England and Wales.
What is the Sentencing Code?
The Sentencing Code is the name given to SA 2020 (Pts 2–13) which together comprise the consolidated rules of procedure for the sentencing of criminal offences by the criminal courts in England and Wales. All offenders convicted on or after 1 December 2020 must be sentenced under the provisions of the Sentencing Code, regardless of the date when the offence was committed.
Criminal lawyers practising in the criminal courts should be familiar with the Sentencing Code in conjunction with the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 (CrimPR 2020), SI 2020/759 and any applicable sentencing guidelines whenever representing individuals or corporate bodies convicted of offences.
For an introduction to the CrimPR, see Practice Note: The Criminal Procedure Rules.
For information on the sentencing guidelines published by the Sentencing Council to be followed by the courts during
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What does Scope mean?
The scope of works is a term which may be used generally in construction projects to describe the works that the contractor is expected to carry out. More specifically, ‘Scope’ is a defined term used in the NEC4 suite of contracts to specify and describe the work which the contractor is to undertake, together with any constraints on how it is to carry out such work. In the NEC3 suite of contracts, the term ‘works information’ wass used instead of Scope.
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