Organized crimeVerified against official source

Encouraging / assisting (ss.44-45) or s.46 single reference offence — anticipated / reference offence is murder

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – life

Fine

No fine stated in s.58(2)

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.

Per s.58(2). Applies whether or not the anticipated offence is actually committed.

Encouraging / assisting (ss.44-45) or s.46 single reference offence — other anticipated / reference offence

Imprisonment

Same maximum as for the anticipated / reference offence (indictment maximum for either-way offences)

Fine

Same fine as for the anticipated / reference offence

Per s.58(3). No fixed range in s.58 itself.

s.46 by reference to more than one offence — one reference offence is murder

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – life

Fine

No fine stated in s.58(5)

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.

Per s.58(5).

s.46 by reference to more than one offence — none is murder, at least one punishable with imprisonment

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – highest maximum of the reference offences

Fine

Fine (s.58(6)(b))

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.

Per s.58(6). For either-way reference offences the indictment maximum applies (s.58(9)).

s.46 by reference to more than one offence — none punishable with imprisonment

Imprisonment

No imprisonment

Fine

Fine only

Per s.58(7).

Breach of a serious crime prevention order (s.25) — summary

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 12 months (general limit in a magistrates' court)

Fine

Unlimited fine (statutory maximum)

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.

In Northern Ireland the summary figure reads as 6 months (s.25(3)) — see the Northern Ireland file.

Breach of a serious crime prevention order (s.25) — on indictment

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years

Fine

Unlimited fine

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.

POCA 2002 ss.327-329 — money laundering (concealing / arrangement / acquisition, use, possession) — summary

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months

Fine

Unlimited fine (statutory maximum)

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.

Penalty in s.334(1)(a), as written (6 months).

POCA 2002 ss.327-329 — money laundering — on indictment

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years

Fine

Unlimited fine

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.

Penalty in s.334(1)(b).

POCA 2002 ss.330-332 — failure to disclose money laundering (regulated sector / nominated officers / other) — summary

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months

Fine

Unlimited fine (statutory maximum)

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.

Penalty in s.334(2)(a), as written (6 months).

POCA 2002 ss.330-332 — failure to disclose money laundering — on indictment

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years

Fine

Unlimited fine

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.

Penalty in s.334(2)(b).

Modern Slavery Act 2015 ss.1-2 — slavery / servitude / forced labour; human trafficking — summary

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 12 months

Fine

A fine (amount not capped in s.5(1)(b))

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.

12-month summary figure reflects Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.154 in force; 6 months for earlier offences (s.5(4)).

Modern Slavery Act 2015 ss.1-2 — slavery / servitude / forced labour; human trafficking — on indictment

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – life

Fine

No fine stated in s.5(1)(a)

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.

Modern Slavery Act 2015 s.4 — committing an offence with intent to commit a s.2 offence — summary

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 12 months

Fine

A fine (amount not capped in s.5(2)(b))

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.

12-month summary figure reflects Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.154 in force; 6 months for earlier offences (s.5(4)).

Modern Slavery Act 2015 s.4 — committing an offence with intent to commit a s.2 offence — on indictment

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years

Fine

No fine stated in s.5(2)(a)

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.

Life on indictment where the s.4 offence is committed by kidnapping or false imprisonment (s.5(3)).

Conspiracy (Criminal Law Act 1977 ss.1, 3) — on indictment only

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – life where the target offence is murder, fixed by law, carries a life maximum, or has no stated maximum; otherwise 0–target offence's indictment maximum; fine only where the target offence is not imprisonable

Fine

Fine (s.3(1)(b); Sentencing Code s.120 general power)

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.

Penalty follows the target offence (s.3(2)-(3)). Indictment only; no summary tier.