Certain firearms offences carry a minimum sentence of 5 years for an adult, or 3 years for a youth aged 16 or 17, in the absence of exceptional circumstances.
This includes first time offenders. The offences include possession of specific firearms as well as possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence or intent to injure, carrying a firearm in a public place, use of a firearm to resist arrest.
It also includes possession of any firearm disguised as another object. This includes, for example, a stun gun disguised as a mobile phone or a torch. As of 17 th July , possession of an offensive weapon or a blade, on a second occasion, will carry a minimum sentence of 6 months for an adult, or 4 months for someone aged 16 or It will take only 2 minutes to fill in.
Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. Home Crime, justice and the law Courts, sentencing and tribunals. How sentences are worked out. Burglary cases are viewed as serious crimes and they can carry considerable sentences. It is not unusual to serve a custodial sentence for any form of burglary and the three strikes rule means that, for a third offence of domestic burglary, there is a mandatory three year minimum sentence.
There are many factors that will ultimately determine the length of sentence that is handed to a burglar, not only including whether it is a first offence but even the time of day that the burglary was committed. New sentencing guidelines for burglary and theft were introduced in and these saw an increase in the likelihood of a custodial sentence being given.
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