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His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
The Sentencing Council offers its condolences to Her Majesty the Queen, and to the members of the Royal Family, on the death of His Royal ...
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Learning about the sentencing process for assault and criminal damage offences
Majid Bastan-Hagh, Social Researcher, talks about the Council’s data-collection exercise on assault and criminal damage offences that is running in all magistrates’ courts in England and ...
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Theft from a shop or stall – data release
Charlotte Davidson, Senior Statistical Officer, on the data we have published covering this theft offence and why it is such an important step for the ...
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Commissioning research to review any potential for the work of the Sentencing Council to cause disparity in sentencing
The Sentencing Council is commissioning a research project to review any potential for its work to cause disparity in sentencing. Aspects to be examined will ...
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Drug offences sentencing guidelines revised as offending changes
A comprehensive package of revised sentencing guidelines for drugs offences that reflect a change in the nature of offending and additional offences in relation to ...
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New sentencing guidelines for drug offences published
The Sentencing Council has today published revised sentencing guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of drugs to respond to the changing nature of offending following consultation.
Changes ...
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Publication of Drug offences data tables
The Sentencing Council has published data tables detailing recent sentencing trends for drug offences. This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s Drug ...
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Firearms offences - new guidelines come into force
New sentencing guidelines for firearms offences come into force today.
The guidelines apply to adult offenders sentenced in the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England ...
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Publication of Theft from a shop or stall data
Today, the Council has published data covering the factors taken into account when sentencing adult offenders for theft from a shop or stall, and details ...
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Sentencing guidelines for firearms offences published
Today, the Council is launching eight new sentencing guidelines to be used by the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England and Wales when sentencing ...