What does SAP stand for?

Sentencing Advisory Panel (UK)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The Sentencing Advisory Panel that arrives at these mind-boggling guidelines apparently consists of judges, lawyers, probation officers, magistrates and prosecutors.

Mind-boggling guide for judges; VOICE OF THE NORTH

Instead of the prison terms routinely given to burglars who act without the excuse of drug addiction, they may be sent on rehabilitation courses as part of community punishments outside jail, the Sentencing Advisory Panel said.

Addict burglars may be let off jail

Professor Andrew Ashworth, the chairman of the Government's sentencing advisory panel, which produced today's proposals, insisted that a change of approach was justified.

Drug dealers could get shorter jail sentences

Even those who deliberately fail to attend court should normally escape prison, the Sentencing Advisory Panel (SAP) said yesterday.

No jail for bail skippers; The World Today

The Sentencing Advisory Panel, which provides guidelines to judges, has now launched an exercise to gauge the public attitude to the punishments in such cases.

Balancing act tricky for judges

The Sentencing Advisory Panel (SAP) recommended that "causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving" should carry a community sentence in the least serious cases.

BRITAIN: Killer drivers can escape jail

Meanwhile, the Home Office's Sentencing Advisory Panel is considering whether to rule out jail for even serial shoplifters if no violence is involved.

SHOPLIFTING SOARS AS CREDIT CARD FRAUD FALLS; EXCLUSIVE

A spokeswoman for the Sentencing Advisory Panel confirmed that King was listed on a 2002 publication which was later adopted by the Court of Appeal.

Child porn expert jailed for abuse