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Strong interest in Sentencing Competition
The deadline for expressions of interest from LPC and BPTC students for the Sentencing Council’s second Sentencing Competition has now passed. We are very pleased ...
Strong interest in Sentencing Competition
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Mooting competition for law students
The Sentencing Council is inviting current LPC and BPTC students to take part in its second mooting competition. The competition aims to promote awareness of ...
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Sentencing for sexual offences – consultation launched
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposals for updating guidance for judges and magistrates when sentencing sexual offences.
Read the press release.
An overview by ...
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Sentencing Council wins Guardian award
The Sentencing Council has won a Guardian Public Services award for work on its drug offences guideline. The award, for evidence-based policy making, was given ...
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New non-judicial Council member announced
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of Chief Constable Lynne Owens as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing ...
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New film for victims and witnesses
The Sentencing Council has launched a short animated film for victims and witnesses of crime explaining how sentencing works and the types of sentence offenders ...
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Update to Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines
Update 9 to the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines (the update on the Victim Surcharge) has been published.
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Dangerous dog offences guideline comes into effect
Following a three month period of training and implementation the definitive guideline on dangerous dog offences came into effect on 20 August 2012.
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Sentencing Council publishes 2nd annual report
The Sentencing Council has published its second annual report.
The report outlines activities from April 2011 to March 2012. It includes details of the Council’s work ...
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Allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality definitive guideline comes into effect
The Sentencing Council’s definitive guideline on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality came into effect on 11 June 2012.
As with its other guidelines, the ...