Criminal Law
Courts adopt burglary sentencing guidelines
New sentencing guidelines on burglary have come into force in courts in England and Wales, with the effect on victims central to determining tariffs.
Judges must follow the guidelines, unless it is in the interests of justice to depart from them.
They state that crown and magistrates' courts must always set a custodial sentence for aggravated burglary, which means a weapon was involved.
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