Sentencing Act 2020
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to sentencing. |
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| Citation | 2020 c. 17 |
| Introduced by | Robert Buckland, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Commons) The Lord Keen of Elie, Advocate General for Scotland (Lords) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 October 2020 |
| Commencement | On royal assent and by regulations |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Sentencing Act 2020 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Sentencing Act 2020 is a landmark Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act has 14 Parts and 29 Schedules. Parts 2 to 13 of the Act together make up a code called the “Sentencing Code”. The Sentencing Code is the law which contains the main sentencing regime in England and Wales.