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The Sentencing Council is consulting on proposed revisions to the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline
The proposed revisions reflect changes in legislation, developments in ...
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Proposals to revise the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline in England and Wales were published for consultation today by the independent Sentencing Council.
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The Imposition guideline sets out the general principles for imposing community orders and custodial sentences, and in what circumstances a custodial sentence can be suspended.
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We have published a mid-year update to our Business Plan for 2023/24, which summarises changes to the published plan, in particular to the timing of ...
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The Council has published the findings of research conducted with sentencers and other legal professionals who use the online sentencing guidelines. In response to the ...
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Today, the Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Johanna Robinson as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council with experience of the promotion of ...
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Today, the Council has published data covering the factors taken into account when sentencing adult offenders for robbery (where this was the principal offence), and ...
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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 ...