The UK has toughened its sentencing guidelines for offenders who plot terrorist attacks that could lead to multiple casualties, who may now face at least 14 years in prison. On Wednesday, the Sentencing Council for England and Wales published plans to revise the sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences to reflect changes brought in by the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, which created a new category of “serious terrorist offences” amid concerns that terror plotters were receiving relatively light sentences. Under the new guidance, which will be subject to a consultation until Jan. 11, those convicted of “serious terrorist offences” will receive a minimum penalty of 14 years’ custody unless exceptional circumstances apply. The offenders will also be subject to tighter monitoring once they are released from jail, as judges will be instructed to impose stricter licence terms of between 7 and 25 years. According to the Council, the sentence applies …