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Totality guideline: exploring sentencers’ views
The Council has published research looking at the Totality guideline and how it is being used by sentencers. The research explores how useful judges and ...
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Miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines
We have opened a consultation asking practitioners who use sentencing guidelines for their views on a series of proposed changes to existing guidelines.
The proposed changes ...
Applications open for 2022 analysis and research internships
We are looking for two interns to work with the statisticians and social researchers on our Analysis and Research team. The team supports the work ...
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Modern slavery offences sentencing guidelines published
We have published new sentencing guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of modern slavery offences in England and Wales, following consultation.
The new guidelines will give judges ...
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New sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences published
The first sentencing guidelines for offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, including slavery, forced labour, human trafficking or an offence committed to facilitate human ...
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Investigating the Sentencing Council’s impact in three key areas
As part of its tenth anniversary year, the Council undertook to investigate its impact in three key areas, and this involved conducting analytical projects on ...
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Publication of modern slavery offences data tables
The Sentencing Council has published data tables, detailing recent sentencing trends for modern slavery offences. This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s Modern slavery ...
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New guidelines to sentence trade mark offences published
Two new sentencing guidelines for sentencing individuals or companies that sell or possess counterfeit goods intended for sale were published by the Sentencing Council today, ...
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New sentencing guidelines for trade mark offence published
Today, we have published two new guidelines for sentencing individuals and organisations for the offence of Unauthorised use of a trade mark.
The new guidelines, which ...
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Publication of unauthorised use of a trade mark data tables
The Sentencing Council has published data tables, detailing recent sentencing trends for the offence of unauthorised use of a trade mark. This is in preparation for the ...