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Child cruelty and neglectPossibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
SummaryPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months
- Fine
- £400 (as shown in the 2011 point-in-time text; historic — current figure not verified)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Summary fine needs re-check against the current consolidated text.
On indictmentPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years
- Fine
- Fine (amount not stated in s. 1(1)(a) as retrieved)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Person aged 16+ with responsibility for a child under 16 who wilfully assaults, ill-treats, neglects, abandons or exposes the child in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
PARTIAL: the £400 summary fine is from the 2011 point-in-time text retrieved; the current consolidated summary fine (now unlimited for either-way offences) was not verified in this pass. Indictment imprisonment (10 years) verified.