Word in rule 96(2)(e) deleted (16.11.2015) by The Armed Forces (Service Courts Rules) (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1812), rules 1, 17(a)

Rule 96(2)(g) inserted (16.11.2015) by The Armed Forces (Service Courts Rules) (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1812), rules 1, 17(c)

Word in rule 96(2)(f) substituted (16.11.2015) by virtue of The Armed Forces (Service Courts Rules) (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1812), rules 1, 17(b)

Words in rule 96(3)(b) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 373 (with Sch. 24 para. 447, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Rule 96(2)(b) substituted (13.11.2023) by The Armed Forces (Amendment of Court Rules) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1097), rules 1(2), 4

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1209/part/14The Armed Forces (Service Civilian Court) Rules 2009texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseDEFENCE2024-06-19Expert Participation2023-11-13The Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) (“the Act”) creates a standing Service Civilian Court. These Rules provide for the practice and procedure to be followed at the Service Civilian Court, administrative matters of the court and also make provision with regard to evidential matters such as special measures directions and hearsay evidence.PART 14SENTENCING PROCEEDINGS93Application and interpretation of Part 141

This Part applies in relation to any sentencing proceedings.

2

In this Part—

the offender” means any offender who falls to be sentenced in the proceedings; and

the offence” means any offence for which the offender falls to be so sentenced.

94Dispute on facts after plea of guilty1

Where, after the court has recorded a plea of guilty in respect of any charge, there are disputed facts in the case, the court may direct that any issue of fact be tried by the court.

2

The finding of the court shall be announced in open court.

95Pre-sentence report and previous convictions1

Where the court administration officer has arranged for a pre-sentence report to be prepared in advance of the proceedings, he shall serve a copy on the Director and the offender before the time appointed for the proceedings.

2

Where the Director has obtained a record of the offender's previous convictions in advance of the proceedings, he shall serve a copy on the offender and the court administration officer before the time appointed for the proceedings.

96Information before sentencing1

Where—

a

the offender was convicted on a plea of guilty (other than a plea offered in the course of a trial), or

b

the offender was convicted in trial proceedings but previous sentencing proceedings in respect of him were terminated,

the Director shall address the court on the facts of the case.

2

Where practicable, the Director shall inform the court of—

a

the offender's age;

b

any previous convictions of the offender for—

i

offences under the law of any part of the British Islands, or

ii

relevant offences of which the offender has been convicted by a court outside the British Islands,

and any sentence awarded in respect of any such offence, and whether any such conviction is spent for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974;

c

any formal police caution administered to the offender by a constable in England and Wales or Northern Ireland;

d

any period for which the offender has been in custody awaiting trial; and

e

details of the offender's employment (if any); ...

f

if the defendant was under 18 years of age when convicted, whether he has a service parent or service guardian (within the meaning of section 233) ; and

g

any statement of the effect of the offence on the victim, the victim’s family or others.

3

Where the court has power—

a

to make an activation order in respect of the offender, or

b

to deal with him under section 186(2) (offence during period of conditional discharge) or under paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 10 to the Sentencing Code (overseas community order in force),

the Director shall inform the court of that fact, of the previous offence by virtue of which the court has that power, and of the sentence passed for that offence.

4

For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) an offence is “relevant” if the act that constituted the offence would have constituted an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom if it had been done in that part at the time when the Director presents information to the court under this rule.

5

Where the offender is not subject to service law but has formerly been so subject, paragraph (2) has effect as if—

a

after the word “age” in sub-paragraph (a) there were added “ and his rank or rate when he last ceased to be subject to service law ”; and

b

before the word “employment” in sub-paragraph (e) there were inserted “ pay and ”.

97Offences taken into consideration1

The court may take into consideration any other offence committed by the offender, of a similar nature to that for which he falls to be sentenced, if—

a

he so requests; and

b

the court so directs.

2

A list of offences taken into consideration shall be signed by the offender and attached to the record of proceedings.

98Mitigation of sentence1

The offender may—

a

call witnesses in mitigation of sentence or as to his character;

b

produce to the court any document; and

c

address the court in mitigation of sentence.

99Pronouncement of sentence1

The sentence shall be recorded in writing, dated and signed by the judge advocate.

2

The court shall make the statement of reasons, and give the explanation, required by section 252(1).

3

In this rule, “sentence” has the same meaning as in section 252.

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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1812/rule/1">rules 1</ref>
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,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1812/rule/1">rules 1</ref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1812/rule/17/c">17(c)</ref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1812">The Armed Forces (Service Courts Rules) (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/1812)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1812/rule/1">rules 1</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/1812/rule/17/b">17(b)</ref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/27">Sch. 27</ref>
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<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1236">S.I. 2020/1236</ref>
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<p>the offender's age;</p>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-2-b">
<num>
<ins class="substitution key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85-1707990737268 first">
<noteRef href="#key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85" marker="F5" class="commentary attribute F"/>
b
</ins>
</num>
<intro>
<p>
<ins class="substitution key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85-1707990737268">any previous convictions of the offender for—</ins>
</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="article-96-2-b-i">
<num>
<ins class="substitution key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85-1707990737268">i</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="substitution key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85-1707990737268">offences under the law of any part of the British Islands, or</ins>
</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="article-96-2-b-ii">
<num>
<ins class="substitution key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85-1707990737268">ii</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="substitution key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85-1707990737268">relevant offences of which the offender has been convicted by a court outside the British Islands,</ins>
</p>
</content>
</clause>
<wrapUp>
<p>
<ins class="substitution key-63769375354f44dbdea2fc77a0c60b85-1707990737268 last">and any sentence awarded in respect of any such offence, and whether any such conviction is spent for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974;</ins>
</p>
</wrapUp>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any formal police caution administered to the offender by a constable in England and Wales or Northern Ireland;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>any period for which the offender has been in custody awaiting trial; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
details of the offender's employment (if any);
<noteRef href="#key-d7f28403fd4a8eb8514ac386efb99631" marker="F1" class="commentary F"/>
...
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
if the defendant was under 18 years of age when convicted, whether he has a service parent or service guardian (within the meaning of section 233)
<ins class="key-7cab08432a7257ced0af1fa122496cff-1548677558838 first last">
<noteRef href="#key-7cab08432a7257ced0af1fa122496cff" marker="F3" class="commentary attribute F"/>
; and
</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-2-g">
<num>
<ins class="key-416f4ace558b6d19f4efd9f7ff6d94f3-1548677519354 first">
<noteRef href="#key-416f4ace558b6d19f4efd9f7ff6d94f3" marker="F2" class="commentary attribute F"/>
g
</ins>
</num>
<content>
<p>
<ins class="key-416f4ace558b6d19f4efd9f7ff6d94f3-1548677519354 last">any statement of the effect of the offence on the victim, the victim’s family or others.</ins>
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-96-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the court has power—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to make an activation order in respect of the offender, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
to deal with him under section 186(2) (offence during period of conditional discharge) or
<ins class="substitution key-66920795eef90e3be9402cf0025ae0ca-1690202034334 first last">
<noteRef href="#key-66920795eef90e3be9402cf0025ae0ca" marker="F4" class="commentary attribute F"/>
under paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 10 to the Sentencing Code
</ins>
(overseas community order in force),
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the Director shall inform the court of that fact, of the previous offence by virtue of which the court has that power, and of the sentence passed for that offence.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-96-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) an offence is “relevant” if the act that constituted the offence would have constituted an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom if it had been done in that part at the time when the Director presents information to the court under this rule.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-96-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the offender is not subject to service law but has formerly been so subject, paragraph (2) has effect as if—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
after the word “age” in sub-paragraph (a) there were added
<mod>
<quotedText>“ and his rank or rate when he last ceased to be subject to service law ”</quotedText>
</mod>
; and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-96-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
before the word “employment” in sub-paragraph (e) there were inserted
<mod>
<quotedText>“ pay and ”</quotedText>
</mod>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</rule>
<rule eId="article-97" period="#period1">
<num>97</num>
<heading>Offences taken into consideration</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-97-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The court may take into consideration any other offence committed by the offender, of a similar nature to that for which he falls to be sentenced, if—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-97-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>he so requests; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-97-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the court so directs.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-97-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A list of offences taken into consideration shall be signed by the offender and attached to the record of proceedings.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</rule>
<rule eId="article-98" period="#period1">
<num>98</num>
<heading>Mitigation of sentence</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-98-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The offender may—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-98-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>call witnesses in mitigation of sentence or as to his character;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-98-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>produce to the court any document; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-98-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>address the court in mitigation of sentence.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</rule>
<rule eId="article-99" period="#period1">
<num>99</num>
<heading>Pronouncement of sentence</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-99-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The sentence shall be recorded in writing, dated and signed by the judge advocate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-99-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The court shall make the statement of reasons, and give the explanation, required by section 252(1).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-99-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In this rule, “
<term refersTo="#term-sentence">sentence</term>
” has the same meaning as in section 252.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</rule>
</part>
</portionBody>
</portion>
</akomaNtoso>