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Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Act 2025

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Statutes amended

1 affected Act; 2 amendments in total. Each block shows the target Act's text with this Act's changes applied.

Coroners and Justice Act 2009

2 amendments · open Act

  1. Section 120(12)1 insertion

    120 Sentencing guidelines

    subsections (1) – (11) unchanged

    12 For the purposes of this section—
    • "personal characteristics" include, in particular—
      1. race;
      2. religion or belief;
      3. cultural background;
    • "pre-sentence report" has the same meaning as in the Sentencing Code (see section 31 of the Code).
  2. Section 120(4A)1 insertion

    120 Sentencing guidelines

    subsections (1) – (4) unchanged

    4A But sentencing guidelines about pre-sentence reports may not include provision framed by reference to different personal characteristics of an offender.

    subsections (5) – (11) unchanged