Firearms: The New Sentencing Regime

• Published date: 07 January 2021
• Subject Matter: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Trials & Appeals & Compensation
• Law Firm: BCL Solicitors LLP
• Author: Mr Daniel Jackson

The new guidelines applicable to sentencing those offenders convicted of firearms offences are now in force (effective from 1 January 2021).

Previously, there were no sentencing guidelines in the crown court for offences involving firearms, with only one guideline in the magistrates' court for carrying a firearm in a public place, making this area quite a sentencing minefield.

It is hoped that the new guidelines will provide the courts with the necessary tools to achieve consistency, whilst making the sentencing process more...