Offence
Assault / ill-treat / neglect / abandon a child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 162
- Upcoming hearings
- 2
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 85
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (162)
- Sentencing guideline
- Cruelty to a child – assault and ill treatment, abandonment, neglect, and failure to protect
- Official offence code
- CY33054
- The law
- Contrary to section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Dudley Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Cheltenham Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Merthyr Tydfil (3 hearings)
- Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
Related offences
- Cause assault / ill treatment / neglect / abandonment of child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury
- Cause unnecessary suffering to a protected animal
- Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm
- Cause serious injury by careless / inconsiderate driving
- Owner / person in charge of dog dangerously out of control causing injury
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer in a condition likely to cause danger of injury
- Cause serious injury by dangerous driving
- Owner / person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control - no injury