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Sentencing Council publishes drug driving guidance
Today the Sentencing Council is launching guidance for sentencing cases of ‘drug driving’. The guidance is to assist those sentencing offences of driving, attempting to ...
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Council publishes analysis of the impact of its environmental offences guideline
The Sentencing Council has published the results of its analysis into the impact of its guidelines on environmental offences, introduced in 2014, on the types ...
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Sentencing Council publishes 6th annual report
The Sentencing Council has published its sixth annual report outlining activities from April 2015 to March 2016.
The report details the Council’s work on guidelines covering: ...
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Data collection on robbery offences
Today we began a programme of data collection for robbery offences in the Crown Court, as part of the Sentencing Council’s analysis and research strategy. ...
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Imposition of sentences guideline and breach of court orders consultation launched
Today, the Sentencing Council is publishing updated guidance for courts about the process that should be followed when deciding whether offenders should be given community ...
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Sentencing Council publishes guidelines on imposition of sentences and breach of court orders
Today, the Sentencing Council is publishing updated definitive guidance for courts about the process that should be followed when deciding whether offenders should be given ...
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Sentencing Council publishes update to Business Plan
The Sentencing Council has published an update to its published business plan.
The update summarises changes, in particular to the timing of the publication of consultations ...
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Bladed articles and offensive weapons – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on its proposed sentencing guideline on bladed articles and offensive weapons offences.
Find out more about the consultation exercise.
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Proposed sentencing guidelines to cover the possession of weapons and threats to use them
The Sentencing Council has announced its proposals for new guidelines covering a number of offences involving knives and other weapons. The proposals cover the sentencing ...
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New non-judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
A new non-judicial member has been appointed to the Sentencing Council by the Lord Chancellor, in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice. Chief Constable Simon ...