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News  —  21 July 2020

The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders or neurological impairments. The Read More

News  —  14 July 2020

Our annual report for 2019/20 was laid before Parliament today. The report is Lord Justice Holroyde’s second as Chairman of Read More

News  —  7 July 2020

The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on new guidelines for sentencing offenders for using a trade mark without the Read More

News  —  7 July 2020

The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, detailing recent sentencing trends for the offence of unauthorised Read More

News  —  29 June 2020

The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of Assistant Commissioner (AC) Nick Ephgrave as the policing member Read More

News  —  23 June 2020

The Sentencing Council is aware of and understands the concerns that many people have about the effect the Covid-19 emergency Read More

News  —  15 April 2020

We opened a consultation today on revised sentencing guidelines for seven assault offences, including common assault and attempted murder, and Read More

News  —  15 April 2020

The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, detailing recent sentencing trends for assault offences. This is Read More

News  —  24 March 2020

The Sentencing Council has published an assessment of the impact and implementation of the 2017 update to the Magistrates’ Court Read More

News  —  10 March 2020

The Sentencing Council has launched a public consultation to determine its future direction, balancing its priorities against limited resources. The Read More