This Checklist summarises the Sentencing Council’s guidelines for money laundering offences committed by a corporate (Money Laundering Guidelines). The Money Laundering Guidelines can be accessed here:

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   Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guideline—Corporate offenders: fraud, bribery and money laundering—for use in cases involving corporates being sentenced in the magistrates’ court

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   Crown Court Sentencing Guideline—Corporate offenders: fraud, bribery and money laundering—for use in cases involving corporates being sentenced in the Crown Court

The Sentencing Council also publishes a number of overarching guidelines, which should be considered in respect of all sentencing exercises. These include:

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   Totality guideline (Crown Court)

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   Totality guideline (magistrates’ court)

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   General guideline—overarching principles (Crown Court)

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   General guideline—overarching principles (magistrates’ court)

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   Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (Crown Court)

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   Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea (magistrates’ court)

For more information, see Practice Note: Sentences imposed following conviction.

Among these overarching guidelines, the General guideline: overarching principles (the General guideline) is specifically designed to be used in conjunction with offence specific guidelines such as the Money Laundering