Part 4Sentencing
Chapter 1Sentencing Council for England and Wales
Guidelines
I1123Preparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases
1
This section applies where the Council—
a
decides to prepare or revise sentencing guidelines or allocation guidelines, and
b
is of the opinion that the urgency of the case makes it impractical to comply with the procedural requirements of section 120 or (as the case may be) section 122.
2
The Council may prepare or revise the guidelines without complying with—
a
in the case of sentencing guidelines, section 120(5), and
b
in the case of allocation guidelines, section 122(3).
3
The Council may—
a
in the case of sentencing guidelines, amend and issue the guidelines under section 120(7) or (8) without having complied with the requirements of section 120(6)(b) to (d), and
b
in the case of allocation guidelines, amend and issue the guidelines under section 122(5) without having complied with the requirements of section 122(4)(b) to (d).
4
The guidelines or revised guidelines must—
a
state that the Council was of the opinion mentioned in subsection (1)(b), and
b
give the Council's reasons for that opinion.