Courts issued with new guidelines for sentencing drug offenders

ACPO lead for drugs, Chief Constable Tim Hollis, said:

“The Association of Chief Police Officers welcomes the Sentencing Council drug offences guidelines. Police take the issue of tackling drug offences seriously and the sentencing of offenders provides part of the overall approach to combating such crime and reducing harm to local communities. The Council has clearly given a good deal of consideration to the new guidelines and has produced a document which provides the police and our criminal justice partners with consistent guidance yet still provides the courts with flexibility to deal with each case on its own merits where appropriate.”

For more information about the guideline please check the Sentencing Council website: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk/guidelines/forthcoming-guidelines.htm

For more information please contact:

ACPO Press Office
Association of Chief Police Officers
e: press.office@acpo.pnn.police.uk