{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/section-136",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/section-136.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/25",
  "legislation_title": "Coroners and Justice Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009",
  "path": "section/136",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "136",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Chapter",
  "text": "In this Chapter, except where the context otherwise requires—\n“allocation guidelines” has the meaning given by section 122;\n“annual report” means a report made under section 119;\n“the category range” has the meaning given by section 121(4)(b);\n“the Council” means the Sentencing Council for England and Wales;\n“definitive sentencing guidelines” means sentencing guidelines issued by the Council under section 120 as definitive guidelines, as revised by any subsequent guidelines so issued;\n“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31 March;\n“the offence range” has the meaning given by section 121(4)(a);\n“prison”—\n(a)includes any youth detention accommodation within the meaning of section 248(1) of the Sentencing Code (detention and training orders), but\n(b)does not include any naval, military or air force prison;\n“probation provision” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21);\n“sentence”, in relation to an offence, includes any order made by a court when dealing with the offender in respect of the offender's offence, and “sentencing” is to be construed accordingly;\n“sentencing guidelines” has the meaning given by section 120;\n“the sentencing starting point”, in relation to the offence range, has the meaning given by section 121(10);\n“youth justice services” has the meaning given by section 38(4) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 136 substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 280 (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 136 in force at 6.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/816, art. 2, Sch. para. 8"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/136",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:44.377194+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}