Attorney General’s Reference No 7 of 2011: CACD 7 Mar 2011

The court was asked how the judge should approach offences committed under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 in the context of the Definitive Guidelines under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. It raises the important point as to how the judge should approach the totality where there has, over a considerable period, been a variety of offending.

Citations:

[2011] EWCA Crim 1269

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Criminal Justice Act 1988 36

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Sentencing

Updated: 13 September 2022; Ref: scu.440121