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1. www.cps.gov.uk › legal-guidance › public-orderPublic Order Offences incorporating the Charging Standard

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   Aug 8, 2022 · In riot the twelve or more persons must act for a “common purpose.” This is not necessary for violent disorder. Riot requires that the defendant uses actual violence either themselves or...

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3. www.legislation.gov.uk › ukpga › 1986Public Order Act 1986 - Legislation.gov.uk

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   (5) Riot may be committed in private as well as in public places. (6) A person guilty of riot is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or a...

4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesWho are the rioters and what jail sentences have they ... - BBC

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   Aug 8, 2024 · Kieran Usher, 32, from Sunderland, became the first adult in England and Wales to be charged with riot, external, the most serious public order offence. It carries a maximum sentence of 10...

5. www.legislation.gov.uk › ukpga › 1986Public Order Act 1986 - Legislation.gov.uk

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   (1) A person is guilty of riot only if he intends to use violence or is aware that his conduct may be violent. (2) A person is guilty of violent disorder or affray only if he intends to...

6. mk-law.co.uk › offences-against-the-person › riotRiot and violent disorder - MK Law

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   What is Riot? Riot charges occur when a defendant uses violence whilst they were one of twelve or more persons present together. To be found guilty they must: have used or threatened unlawful violence. for a common purpose; and that the conduct of them (taken together) was such as would cause a person to fear for their own personal safety

7. www.lexisnexis.co.uk › legal › guidanceRiot | Legal Guidance - LexisNexis

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   Mar 4, 2024 · Elements of the offence of riot. Under POA 1986, s 1 the prosecution must prove that: • 12 or more persons • present together • used or threatened unlawful violence for a common purpose, and • the conduct was such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for their personal safety, and •

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   When is a person guilty of riot or affray?

   • (1) A person is guilty of riot only if he intends to use violence or is aware that his conduct may be violent. (2) A person is guilty of violent disorder or affray only if he intends to use or threaten violence or is aware that his conduct may be violent or threaten violence.

   Public Order Act 1986 - Legislation.gov.uk

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   What are riot charges & violent disorder?

   • Riot charges occur when a defendant uses violence whilst they were one of twelve or more persons present together. To be found guilty they must: have used or threatened unlawful violence. Violent disorder occurs when a defendant uses unlawful violence whilst they are one of three or more persons present together. To be found guilty they must:

   Riot and violent disorder - MK Law

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   What is a common purpose in a riot?

   • In riot the twelve or more persons must act for a “common purpose.” This is not necessary for violent disorder. Riot requires that the defendant uses actual violence either themselves or through aiding and abetting others in the group of twelve or more to use violence.

   Public Order Offences incorporating the Charging Standard

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   What is the difference between riot and violent disorder?

   • Both Riot and Violent Disorder are charges under the Public Order Act and occur where there is use of violence and/or intimidation by individuals or groups. What is Riot? Riot charges occur when a defendant uses violence whilst they were one of twelve or more persons present together. To be found guilty they must:

   Riot and violent disorder - MK Law

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   Can a person be prosecuted for rioting?

   • Organised or spontaneous large scale acts of violence on people and/or property. Under section 7 of the Act, a prosecution for riot or incitement to riot may be commenced only by, or with the consent of, the Director of Public Prosecutions. Refer to Consents to Prosecute, elsewhere in the Legal Guidance.

   Public Order Offences incorporating the Charging Standard

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   When should a defendant be charged with riot?

   • Where a defendant has been charged with riot, if there is evidence that they have committed a serious assault (sections 18 or 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA)), then it will usually be appropriate to charge the assault as well as the riot due to the serious nature of the assault.

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9. www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk › news › itemNew sentencing guidelines for public order offences published

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   Oct 16, 2019 · A person guilty of a racially or religiously aggravated offence is liable to a maximum of two years imprisonment. In 2018, 450 offenders were sentenced for the aggravated offence. The majority of offenders were sentenced in magistrates’ courts.