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New judicial member appointed to the Council
Mr Justice (John) Saunders has been appointed to the Council by the Lord Chief Justice with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor.
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New non-judicial appointments to the Council announced
Following the announcement of a new judicial member to the Council last week, two new non-judicial members have now been appointed to the Sentencing Council by ...
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New judicial member appointed to the Council
A new judicial member has been appointed to the Sentencing Council by the Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor.
Her Honour Judge ...
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New contact details
The Office of the Sentencing Council is now based at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Our new contact details can be found here.
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Sentencing for environmental offences – consultation launched
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposals for updating guidance for judges and magistrates when sentencing environmental offences.
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Serious offenders could face bigger penalties under new environmental sentencing proposals
New proposals for how environmental offenders like fly-tippers should be sentenced have been launched today by the Sentencing Council.
The draft sentencing guidelines, which could mean ...
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Sentencing Competition, 2013
On 13 March 2013, the Sentencing Council held the final rounds of its second sentencing competition.
The aim of the competition was to raise awareness of ...
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Strong interest in Sentencing Competition
The deadline for expressions of interest from LPC and BPTC students for the Sentencing Council’s second Sentencing Competition has now passed. We are very pleased ...
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Mooting competition for law students
The Sentencing Council is inviting current LPC and BPTC students to take part in its second mooting competition. The competition aims to promote awareness of ...
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Sentencing for sexual offences – consultation launched
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposals for updating guidance for judges and magistrates when sentencing sexual offences.
Read the press release.
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