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PRESS RELEASES –
Watch the Chairman of the Sentencing Council, Lord Justice Treacy, introduce the guideline:
The Sentencing Council has published new guidelines today for how courts should sentence ...
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Today (1 March 2016) the Chairman of the Sentencing Council, Lord Justice Treacy, updated the Justice Select Committee on the work of the Sentencing Council ...
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The revised allocation guideline has come into effect today (1 March 2016).
The guideline is available here.
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The principle that guilty pleas should be taken into account in sentencing is nothing new – Parliament has set this in law.
The purpose of reducing ...
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The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on its proposed guideline for reduction in sentence for a guilty plea.
Find out more about the consultation exercise.
Read ...
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Today, the Sentencing Council has announced proposals to introduce stricter guidance for courts when they sentence offenders who have admitted their guilt.
A new draft guideline ...
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The Sentencing Council is looking for an exceptional applicant with current experience of criminal defence practice, preferably in both the higher and lower courts.
Full details, ...
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The sentencing guideline on the sentencing of sexual offences has been updated to take account of legislative changes to sections 48, 49, and 50 of ...
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The sentencing guidelines on the sentencing of theft offences and health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences have come into ...
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The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of robbery.
The new guideline, which has been issued following a ...