The application of sentencing principles during the Covid-19 emergency
The Sentencing Council is aware of and understands the concerns that many people have about the effect the Covid-19 emergency is having on conditions in ...
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The Sentencing Council is aware of and understands the concerns that many people have about the effect the Covid-19 emergency is having on conditions in ...
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We have published a report of research carried out to help the Council better understand public attitudes towards, and understanding of, sentencing and the criminal ...
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Reports of assaults and robberies involving the use of acid or other corrosive substances have increased in profile recently, with questions being asked as to ...
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By Jill Gramann, Magistrate member of the Sentencing Council When judges and magistrates are faced with offenders who have targeted victims who have disabilities, the ...
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The Sentencing Council has published resources for teachers delivering the citizenship curriculum to key stage 3 and 4 pupils. These resources will help pupils develop ...
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Judges and magistrates are sometimes criticised for giving a particular sentence, normally when it is thought to be too short or the wrong type of ...
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Recent trials for sex offences committed between the 1960s and 80s have raised many questions about how those convicted of historic offences are dealt with ...
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Reports about the sentencing of criminals sometimes refer to them as “walking free from court” if they are not sent to prison. This gives the ...
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The Sentencing Council has sent a response to Civitas following the publication earlier this month of its report “Serious, Violent and Persistent Offenders” due to ...
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At the request of the Lord Chancellor, the Sentencing Council has considered the resource effects of proposed changes to Suspended Sentence Orders (SSOs) contained in ...