Consultation on sentencing for domestic murder by UK government, open till 4th March

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Lalgarh · 27/02/2024 12:25

Collecting responses here

https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/murder-sentencing-consultation

Hat tip @imnobody4 and many others. Currently the baseline sentence for domestic murders is a 15 year term. If you are killed in the streets the baseline starting sentence is 25 years.

Murder sentencing consultation - Ministry of Justice - Citizen Space

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https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/murder-sentencing-consultation

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sawdustformypony · 28/02/2024 16:21

Currently the baseline sentence for domestic murders is a 15 year term. If you are killed in the streets the baseline starting sentence is 25 years.

This isn't true. The baseline for both is 15 years.

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Lalgarh · 28/02/2024 16:50

I've had a look. The baseline is being increased from 15 to 25 years for perpetrators taking a weapon to the scene of a crime, but this is currently the thing being consulted on for whether it should apply in domestic killing

https://domesticabusecommissioner.uk/clare-wade-kcs-raft-of-recommendations-must-be-taken-together/

Clare Wade KC’s raft of recommendations must be taken together - Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Two years ago, the former Victims Commissioner and I, among many other campaigners, called for a review of domestic homicide sentencing over concerns about gendered disparities in sentencing and more broadly in the criminal justice system. That revie...

https://domesticabusecommissioner.uk/clare-wade-kcs-raft-of-recommendations-must-be-taken-together

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