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Sentencing guidelines coming into effect on 1 October 2023
On 1 October 2023, two new guidelines from the Sentencing Council for sentencing offenders convicted of interfering with the administration of justice will come into ...
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On 1 October 2023, two new guidelines from the Sentencing Council for sentencing offenders convicted of interfering with the administration of justice will come into ...
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On 13 September, the Council published a research roundup summarising some of the research work we have recently undertaken or commissioned. Our analysis and research ...
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Could you help us develop and monitor the Council’s sentencing guidelines? We are looking for judges and magistrates to join our research pool and take ...
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Today the independent Sentencing Council publishes its response to recommendations arising from the review of sentencing in domestic homicide cases.
The review, conducted by Clare Wade ...
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The Council’s third annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments to guidelines opens today.
We are proposing a series of changes designed to bring greater clarity and consistency ...
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Today the Council has published a response to recommendations arising from the review of sentencing in domestic homicide cases.
The review made recommendations relating to the ...
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On 4 October 2023, the Council will be publishing data collected from the Crown Court covering the factors taken into account when sentencing adult offenders ...
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We are looking for an intern to work with social researchers on our Analysis and Research team. The team supports the work of the Council ...
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We have published our annual report for 2022/23.
The report is Lord Justice William Davis’s first as Chairman of the Sentencing Council, and it documents the ...
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The Sentencing Council has published two new guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation offences in England and ...