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Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship statutory Guidance Framework December 2015 2 Section 1 Status and purpose of this document Introduction 1. The Serious Crime Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) received royal assent on 3 March 2015. The Act creates a new offence of Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in Intimate or familial relationships (section 76). The new offence closes a gap in the law around patterns of Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an ongoing relationship between Intimate partners or family members. The offence carries a maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment, a fine or both. 2. This guidance is issued as statutory guidance under section 77 of the 2015 Act. A person investigating offences in relation to Controlling or Coercive Behaviour under section 76 must have regard to it.
Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship Statutory Guidance Framework December 2015
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