30th June, 2020

Sentencing Council Guidance on Covid 19 – Robert Smith

Following a recent statement from the Sentencing Council, Robert Smith provides a short summary of how sentencing courts should take the current pandemic into account when sentencing offenders.

CLICK HERE to download the article in full [PDF].

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