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Recommendation 31
31
Deferred
Sentencing guidelines require amendment to consider emotional and psychological harms of fraud.
Recommendation
Sentencing guidelines should be amended to give greater consideration to the emotional and psychological harms caused by fraud crimes alongside the financial losses incurred. (Paragraph 122) Disrupting and preventing fraud
Government Response Summary
The government states that the independent Sentencing Council is responsible for developing sentencing guidelines and confirms it has shared the report with them for their consideration.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
The independent Sentencing Council is responsible for developing sentencing guidelines. It is therefore for the Council to consider the response to this recommendation. We confirm we have shared the report with the Office of the Sentencing Council.