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Giving a Discretionary Penalty

Wording for discretionary penalty decisions

Discretionary Penalty – Penalty Decreased or No Facts to Justify Decrease

Wording

[The penalty was decreased because……] or [There were no facts to justify decreasing the penalty].

Applicable scenarios

  • Statement regarding whether the starting penalty was decreased and the reasons, or that no facts justified a decrease

Notes

  • Use in combination with the starting penalty and final penalty rows.
  • List the reasons for increasing or decreasing the penalty, not just the number of reasons.
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