Perjury committed in a curial setting, particularly during sentencing proceedings to avoid incarceration, will normally warrant an immediate custodial sentence with general deterrence as a sentencing consideration of high significance. Only a wholly exceptional case would not warrant immediate custody. A sentence of nine months' imprisonment with six months suspended for perjury involving a 'farrago of lies' told during a sentencing plea was described as 'extremely lenient' and at 'the very lowest end of the available range'.
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