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Judge Agreeing With Pre-Sentence Report?

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sydhuds

Member since
June 2024

37 posts

OH is due in Crown Court for images, communications and cause/incite offences all online

He recently had his Pre-Sentence Report and the Probation officer recommendation is to be served in the community with conditions, so no prison

Is this good news? As in how often does the judge agree with the Pre-Sentence Report? Any experiences in this will really help please. Did the judge in your persons case follow the Pre-Sentence Report or did they go in the complete other direction?

Posted Wed March 19, 2025 8:45pmReport post

LisaMargeMaggie

Member since
July 2024

308 posts

Sending hugs xxx

My person's offences are the same. I have no advice but I'm here with you. When's sentencing? X

Posted Wed March 19, 2025 8:51pmReport post

Ocean

Member since
September 2023

989 posts

The judge in my sons case did go with the pre sentence report. His offence was communication/incitement (no IIOC). His pre sentence report recommended he serve his sentence in the community and he received a 2 year suspended sentence, community service, a fine, the Horizon course and 10 year SHPO and SOR

Posted Wed March 19, 2025 9:44pmReport post

26a20

Member since
December 2024

158 posts

My OH had similar charges to your partner as we have discussed in PM and as you know he got 15 months. Recommendation from probation was for a suspended scentence as this was first ever offence, unfortunatly the judge decided to go against the recommendation.

Posted Wed March 19, 2025 9:57pmReport post

Lost in the dark

Member since
November 2024

83 posts

A 2 year community order, SHPO, rehabilitation programme and a fine. All recommended and ordered by the judge.

A, B and C images downloaded.

Posted Wed March 19, 2025 11:52pmReport post

sydhuds

Member since
June 2024

37 posts

Thank you all for your replies. Sentencing is next month

I still can't believe Pre-Sentence Report is suggesting suspended sentence

Can I please request others to please post if the judge in your persons case followed the Pre-Sentence Report or did they go with something else? If you can't help with that can you please give the thread a bump for me so others can see? X

Finally is a suspended sentence considered a custodial sentence or something else? x

Posted Thu March 20, 2025 4:29pmReport post

26a20

Member since
December 2024

158 posts

A suspended sentence is still a custodial sentence, just one that is not served in prison unless you breach the terms of the licence. If the option of suspended sentence didnt exist the person would be going straight to prison so it can't be considered like a community order.

For the purposes of calculating time periods for notification requirements it doesn't matter if its he goes to prison or if he has a suspended sentence as they are treated as the same thing.

Posted Thu March 20, 2025 6:04pm
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sydhuds

Member since
June 2024

37 posts

Bump x



Please manifest the judge following the Pre-Sentence Report recommending for OH x

Posted Fri March 21, 2025 4:12pmReport post

Upset mother

Member since
March 2025

161 posts

The judge went with the PSR for my OH- community order. He communicated online with an adult (police sting) about her fake children- no images involved. He was assessed as medium risk and the judge agreed.

Posted Fri March 21, 2025 4:30pmReport post

Mummy-to-lots

Member since
November 2024

66 posts

Sorry to jump in. Can I ask whats the difference between a community order and suspended sentence?? I am naive to think they were the same thing? X

Posted Sat March 22, 2025 5:10pmReport post

26a20

Member since
December 2024

158 posts

A community order is a sentence which can include a variety of community based punishments such as curfew, unpaid work, rehabilitation days, attendance at offender behaviour courses etc. Failing to comply with these will result in a new offence of Breaching a Court Order being committed, which can result in imprisonment.

A suspended sentence is a prison sentence of up to two years which only becomes active if the offender breaches the terms of their licence. So they might be given a 18 month custodial sentence suspended for two years, if the option of suspended sentences didn’t exist the person would be going straight to jail to serve the sentence, however in this case as long as the person complies with the terms of the licence for the next two years then they never set foot in prison, if however they breach the terms of the licence then the person can be picked up by the police and sent straight to the local cat B prison to serve all or part of the 18 month sentence.

A suspended sentence in likely to also have community based punishments like those above included in it and compliance with these will form part of the persons licence conditions.

Posted Sat March 22, 2025 8:05pmReport post

Flower

Member since
February 2023

157 posts

Hi,


I am like you, I want to know all outcomes, and find out my statistics, odds, calculate my hopes but the justice system doesn’t work like that. 99 husbands could be given suspended sentence, yours may do time, or vice versa.

It depends on the judge, there are guidelines and they make the final judgement considering plea, remorse, support, work undertaken since, as well as punishment of the individual, and protection of the public in balance .

Best of luck with all.

Posted Mon March 24, 2025 11:42amReport post

Loveactually

Member since
February 2025

43 posts

In my partner's case, probation recommended a suspended sentence but unfortunately the Judge did not take the recommendations and he got a custodial sentence... But I understand for this to be quite rare and sadly, also dependent on the judge and the day of the week which is incredibly upsetting and not at all reassuring the sentencing guidelines are being applied consistently. But again, in most circumstances, I understand the judge to follow the pre sentencing report recommendations x

Posted Mon March 24, 2025 7:14pmReport post

Caggie164

Member since
October 2023

373 posts

My person was given what was recommended in the pre sentence report. Also got some rehabilitation days. Said they would struggle to find somewhere/something to do in the community so that's why there was no community hours given x

Posted Tue March 25, 2025 6:40amReport post

sydhuds

Member since
June 2024

37 posts

Bump x

Posted Wed March 26, 2025 5:27pmReport post

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