Offence
Cause assault / ill treatment / neglect / abandonment of 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
- 82
- Courts listing it
- 56
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (82)
- Sentencing guideline
- Cruelty to a child – assault and ill treatment, abandonment, neglect, and failure to protect
- Official offence code
- CY33053
- The law
- Contrary to section 1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act1933.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- North Staffordshire Justice Centre (3 hearings)
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- York Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Cardiff Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Guildford Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Llanelli (2 hearings)
Related offences
- Assault / ill-treat / neglect / abandon a child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury
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- 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