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Pregnancy and maternity to be new mitigating factor for sentencing offenders

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Pregnancy and maternity to be new mitigating factor for sentencing offenders. View article details on HISWAI: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2024/03/18/pregnancy-and-maternity-to-be-new-mitigating-factor-for-sentencing-offenders/

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The Sentencing Council in England and Wales has incorporated pregnancy as a mitigating factor in criminal law, urging courts to contemplate the repercussions of incarceration on pregnant or postnatal offenders and their children.

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