Commentary First Group of Parts – Discipline Part 9 – Sentencing: Principles and Procedures Section 259: Sentencing guidelines
515.This section requires a service court to have regard to any relevant guidelines issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council under section 170(9) of the 2003 Act, but provides that it may depart from such guidelines if it thinks this is justified by any relevant features of service life or the service disciplinary system.