england-and-wales police assault
What are the possible criminal sanctions for assault?
<p>If an incident of assault is investigated by the police, what are the possible recourses that can be taken to sanction the individual in cases where the victim suffered no physical injuries?</p>
<p>Also, with video evidence available is there anything that may cause police to not investigate it? What would determine how much effort they would actually expend on investigating it? For example, knowing the appearance of the perpetrators though not their names, but knowing the name and address of the incorporated charity with which they're all associated.</p>

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<p>What are the possible criminal sanctions for assault?</p>
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<p>For England and Wales, to answer such a question you could search for</p>
<p>assault site:sentencingcouncil.org.uk</p>
<p>which leads to <a href="https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/outlines/assault/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/outlines/assault/</a></p>
<p>or</p>
<p>assault site:cps.gov.uk</p>
<p>which leads to <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-against-person-incorporating-charging-standard" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-against-person-incorporating-charging-standard</a></p>
<p>From the first link:</p>
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<p>Sentencing for assault depends on the offence type.</p>
<p>Common assault:</p>
<ul>
<li>the maximum sentence is six months’ custody</li>
<li>if the assault is against an emergency worker, the maximum sentence is one year’s custody</li>
<li>if the assault is racially or religiously aggravated, the maximum sentence is two years’ custody</li>
</ul>
<p>Actual bodily harm:</p>
<ul>
<li>the maximum sentence is five years’ custody</li>
<li>if the assault is racially or religiously aggravated, the maximum sentence is seven years’ custody</li>
</ul>
<p>Grievous bodily harm or wounding:</p>
<ul>
<li>the maximum sentence is five years’ custody.</li>
<li>if the assault is racially or religiously aggravated, the maximum sentence is seven years’ custody</li>
<li>if the assault was committed with intent to cause GBH/wounding then the maximum sentence is life imprisonment</li>
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