Judges want help with sexual violence and domestic abuse sentencing

Judges have indicated they could do with help in the sentencing of cases involving sexual violence, driving causing death and domestic abuse-type offences

Feedback comes as a high-level judicial committee carries out the landmark development of sentencing guidelines, which, among other things, should 'promote consistency' in sentencing, take into account the 'impact' on victims and 'promote public confidence'. File picture

Judges have flagged they could do with help in the sentencing of cases involving sexual violence, driving causing death and domestic abuse-type offences.

The feedback comes as a high-level judicial committee carries out the landmark development of sentencing guidelines, which, among other things, should “promote consistency” in sentencing, take into account the “impact” on victims and “promote public confidence”.