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The Sentencing Council has published a statistical bulletin and data tables, explaining current sentencing practice for perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation.
This is in ...
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The Council will be making amendments to a number of sentencing guidelines from 1 April 2022, following the first annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments.
The amendments ...
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The Sentencing Council is inviting bids to conduct research to support a review of the methodology of our resource assessments, to support our statutory duty ...
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The Sentencing Council is inviting bids to conduct a literature review bringing together the evidence on effectiveness of sentencing to support our statutory duty in ...
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The Council, working in partnership with the Judicial College, has launched a pronouncement-card builder tool for magistrates’ courts.
Pronouncement cards are designed to help magistrates explain ...
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Victims are central to sentencing guidelines. When following the guidelines, the two things a court must consider first when deciding how serious a case is ...
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The new sentencing guideline for the unlawful importation of firearms offences comes into force today.
The guideline covers importation of firearms and ammunition under two offences: ...
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As 2021 draws to a close, I want to take this time to reflect on some of the work the Sentencing Council has completed over ...
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The Sentencing Council is providing a new tool for judges sentencing in the Crown Court. SentencingACE allows judges to make a quick, ready-reckoner style check ...
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The Sentencing Council is providing a new tool to support the process of sentencing in the Crown Court.
SentencingACE allows judges to make a quick, ready-reckoner ...