PRESS RELEASES –
Child sexual offences sentencing guidelines to be revised
Proposals to revise sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences in cases where no sexual activity takes place or the targeted child does not exist, have ...
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PRESS RELEASES –
Proposals to revise sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences in cases where no sexual activity takes place or the targeted child does not exist, have ...
NEWS –
The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for selected sexual offences.
This is in preparation for the launch ...
NEWS –
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 ...
ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS –
(The data collection referred to in this blog closed on 7 May 2021.)
Majid Bastan-Hagh, Social Researcher, talks about the Council’s data-collection exercise on assault and criminal ...
ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS –
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 ...
NEWS –
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 ...
PRESS RELEASES –
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 ...
NEWS –
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 ...
NEWS –
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 ...
NEWS –
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 ...