Explains the difference between concurrent and consecutive sentences. Other pages of the guide give information about determinate and indeterminate sentences, suspended prison sentences, life sentences and sentences for young people.

Explains the four main types of sentences (Discharge, Fine, Community sentence, and Custodial sentence) and on suspended sentences, determinate prison sentences, extended sentences, life sentences, disposals for offender with mental disorders, development disordrs or neurological impairment, ancilliary order, and other types of orders that could be made. Includes information for sentences for young people.

Information explaining sentencing, what sentences are for and how sentences are worked out. Includes links to information about the sentences available to a court when sentencing an offender aged 10-17 years.

Information about how your sentences is worked out and how you can get this checked.

Explains how the length determinate sentences, extended sentences, and life sentences are made. 

An interactive tool to help you find out when you convictions are spent. 

Answers FAQ's relating to spent and unspent conviction such as what it means and when a conviction is spent. 

Explains the different types of tagging and who to contact with problems or questions about your electronic tag.

Answers FAQs about supsended prison sentence such as the length it will be in your record and disclosing it.

Explains what happens if you commit more than one offence in terms of your sentence. Also explains the difference between concurrent and consectutive sentences. 

Information for people serving extended sentences, including about categorisation policy, parole and release.

Answers FAQs about community order such as whether it is classed as a conviction and the types of things you may have to do. 

Information on what a community sentence is, the treatment and programmes you get, and what you can and cannot do while on a community sentence. Also has information for you are under 18 with a community sentence.

Explains the different sentence you could get if you commit a crime and are aged between 10 and 17. 

Expains what binding over means. Links to information of the conditions of a bind over and other relevant pages such as parents being given bind overs.