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<p>In all cases referred for a charging decision, the Crown Prosecution Service uses
whichever offence is appropriate to the facts of the case. Modern criminal offences,
including terrorism offences, usually offer a better chance of a successful conviction
than a prosecution for treason would. Prosecutions for treason are therefore extremely
rare and there is no applicable guidance from the Sentencing Council. The maximum
sentence for treason is life imprisonment and it would be for the Courts to determine
the appropriate sentence in an individual case, having regard to any analogous case
law.</p>
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