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1. • • For a child or young person the sentence should focus on rehabilitation where possible. A court should also consider the effect the sentence is likely to have on the child or young person (both positive and negative) as well as any underlying factors contributing to the offending behaviour.
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   What should a court consider when sentencing a youth?

   • When sentencing a youth, the court must have regard to the principal aim of the youth justice system (to prevent offending by those under 18) and the welfare of the child or young person. The youth of an offender is widely recognised as requiring a different approach to that used when sentencing adults.

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   How should a child be sentencing?

   • 3. The Sentencing Council in the Overarching Principles – Sentencing Children and Young People emphasise that the approach to sentencing should be individualistic and focused on the child or young person, as opposed to offence focused. For a child or young person the sentence should focus on rehabilitation where possible.

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   Should a court consider a child or young person's welfare?

   • A court, when dealing with a child or young person, must have regard for their welfare. This is covered in more detail in paragraph 1.11 of the Sentencing Council Overarching Principles – Sentencing Children and Young People document effective from the 1 June 2017.

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   What are the principles of sentencing children and young people?

   • Paragraph 5.10 Overarching Principles – Sentencing Children and Young People (June 2017). 55. The court must impose a surcharge on under 18s. The amount payable is dependent on when the offence(s) were committed, and the sentence imposed. The amounts payable increased for offences committed on or after 14 April 2020.

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   When should children and young people be sent to court?

   • Children and young people should only be sent for trial or committed for sentence to the Crown Court when charged with or found guilty of an offence of such gravity that a custodial sentence substantially exceeding two years is a realistic possibility.

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   What factors affect a young offender's sentence?

   • When sentencing a young offender, the court considers the main aim of the youth justice system – the prevention of offending by children and young people. It also considers the welfare of the child. Other things that affect the sentence given to a young person include: whether they admitted the offence.

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   Jun 1, 2017 · 1.1 When sentencing children or young people (those aged under 18 at the date of the finding of guilt) a court must 1 have regard to: the principal aim of the youth justice system (to prevent offending by children and young people); 2 and. the welfare of the child or young person. 3.

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   When sentencing a young offender, the court considers the main aim of the youth justice system – the prevention of offending by children and young people. It also considers the welfare of the child.

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   May 12, 2016 · The definitive guideline on sentencing children and young people was issued on 7 March 2017, and came into force on 1 June 2017. A consultation, under the title Sentencing youths, was published on 12 May 2016 and closed on 3 August 2016.

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