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The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…
A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…
A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…
An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…
If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…
If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…
If you are found guilty of a crime, your sentence will depend on a number of factors, including the type, seriousness and circumstances of the crime.
What happens if you're given a community sentence or community service. Find out about Community Payback and the rules of your community sentence.
You may get a community sentence if you’re convicted of a crime by a court…
Community Payback is unpaid work like: removing graffiti clearing…
The treatment or programmes you get are intended to help with problems…
What you can and cannot do while on a community sentence is decided by: a…
Community sentences for young people are different from those given to…
How to complain to the Attorney General's Office if you think someone's sentence is too low - and what happens if the Court of Appeal get involved
Use this form to appeal against a Crown Court sentence.
Use this form to appeal to the Crown Court against a sentence only.
Use this form to appeal to the Crown Court against a conviction, or a conviction and sentence.
Use this form to give notice and grounds for appeal, or apply for permission to appeal, against a sentence.
The Sentence Review Commissioners in Northern Ireland has been appointed to oversee and regulate the early release of certain prisoners convicted during the period of civil unrest.
Expectations and guidance for community based probation practitioners, outlining their professional responsibilities in the supervision of people on probation.
Guidance for calculating the release dates of determinate sentences imposed by the courts.
Leader of a criminal gang that distributed large quantities of cocaine and cannabis across Sussex has his sentence increased after referral to Court of Appeal.
Recent sentences examined by the Attorney General’s Office under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme
Guidance for prison and probation staff on working with offenders to create a plan of activities aimed at reducing the risks of reoffending.
Information about the pre-sentence report pilot in 15 magistrates’ courts.
This instruction applies to all staff involved in the writing of pre-sentence reports and details the actions and considerations needed.
Annual data for sentences examined under the unduly lenient sentence scheme
Mandatory actions for prison and probation staff managing those sentenced or remanded in custody.
Cowards who kill their partners with sexual violence will face longer behind bars as the government continues to clamp down on domestic abuse against women.
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