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Sentencing Council Business Plan 2023/24
Today we have published our Business Plan for 2023/24, setting out the work the Council aims to undertake in the year to March 2024 to ...
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Today we have published our Business Plan for 2023/24, setting out the work the Council aims to undertake in the year to March 2024 to ...
The Council is pleased to announce the interim appointment of Chief Constable Rob Nixon QPM by the Lord Chancellor, with the agreement of the Lord ...
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The Council has today published updated sentencing guidelines for animal cruelty offences, following consultation.
The revised guidelines reflect the change in maximum penalty for the most ...
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Updated sentencing guidelines for animal cruelty offences that reflect changes introduced by the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021, were published today by the Sentencing Council ...
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The Sentencing Council has published data tables explaining current sentencing practice for animal cruelty offences.
This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s revised animal ...
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The Sentencing Council is looking to appoint a non-Judicial member with experience of the criminal justice system, specifically as a senior police officer.
Full details, including ...
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A number of new and revised sentencing guidelines are coming into effect today.
Updated guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of child cruelty offences Causing or allowing a ...NEWS –
The Council has today published a report containing findings from a review of trend analysis of the impact of the Imposition guideline in clarifying the ...
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The Council is aware of concerns in relation to the current prison population in England and Wales. This raises the issue of whether the potential ...
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The Council has published a response to the second annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines. The response sets out changes that will be ...