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Crown Court Sentencing Survey final annual publication released
The Sentencing Council has published the final set of results from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey, which collected information on the factors taken into account ...
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Consultation on proposed amendments to allocation guideline
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the allocation guideline.
Further information can be found here.
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Judges and magistrates and the scope of their sentencing powers
Judges and magistrates are sometimes criticised for giving a particular sentence, normally when it is thought to be too short or the wrong type of ...
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New non-judicial member appointed to the Council
Today the Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Martin Graham as a new non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council. The appointment is for an ...
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Sentencing Council publishes new proposals for sentencing people convicted of dangerous dog offences
Today, the Sentencing Council has published proposals for how courts should sentence people convicted of dangerous dog offences. The proposals follow changes to the Dangerous ...
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Changes to magistrates’ powers to fine offenders
The government has announced that from today magistrates will be able to give unlimited fines to offenders. This follows provisions in the Legal Aid, Sentencing ...
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Two new judicial appointments to the Sentencing Council
Two new judicial members have been appointed to the Sentencing Council by the Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor. Mr Justice ...
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Vacancy at the Sentencing Council: analysis and research advisory
By Professor Paul Wiles
With my tenure as analysis and research advisor due to end shortly, the Sentencing Council is currently looking for someone to take ...
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Sentencing Council analysis and research to take new approach in 2015
by Victoria Obudulu, Senior Statistician Our approach to researching and analysing sentencing data will be changing from the end of March when we move from ...
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Important news about the Crown Court Sentencing Survey
Following a review, the Sentencing Council has decided to stop gathering data using the Crown Court Sentencing Survey.
Data collection will cease on 31 March 2015.
In ...