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Sentencing for imposition – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposed guidelines for the imposition of community and custodial sentences.
Find out more about the consultation exercise.
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Sentencing Council consults on proposed guideline for the imposition of community and custodial sentences
The Sentencing Council has launched its consultation on a new guideline for the imposition of community and custodial sentences – that is, the process for ...
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Understanding criminal sentencing - resources for teachers
The Sentencing Council has published resources for teachers delivering the citizenship curriculum to key stage 3 and 4 pupils. These resources will help pupils develop ...
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Vacancy at the Sentencing Council: defence practitioner
By Michael Caplan
With my position as the defence practitioner on the Sentencing Council due to end shortly, the Council is currently looking for someone to ...
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Accessing guidelines via eJudiciary
As more and more people are using eJudiciary to access their work, it should be noted that the Sentencing Council’s website can be accessed via ...
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Sentencing Council issues definitive allocation guideline
The Sentencing Council has published a revised definitive guideline for allocation, which will provide courts with guidance on whether cases should be dealt with in ...
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Chairman's speech at the Criminal Law Review conference 2015
Lord Justice Treacy, chairman of the Sentencing Council, delivered a keynote speech at the Criminal Law Review Conference on Thursday 3 December. The main themes ...
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Theft and drugs data collection marks a fresh approach to developing our guidelines
By Lauren Bowes, Senior Researcher
This month we began a targeted assessment of the impact and implementation of our theft and drugs guidelines, following the decision ...
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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 ...