PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
Assault offences: Statistical bulletin
A bulletin explaining current sentencing practice for assault offences to accompany the consultation.
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PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: April 2020
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 3 April 2020.
PUBLICATION – Guideline assessment –
Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines: Assessment of guideline
The Sentencing Council has published its assessment of the impact and implementation of the 2017 update to the Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines, under its statutory duty to monitor the operation and effect of its sentencing guidelines and to draw conclusions from this information. The assessment reflects the Council’s approach of seeking to improve its work through consultation and evaluation.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
What next for the Sentencing Council? Consultation
In 2020, the Sentencing Council celebrated its 10th anniversary. As part of our anniversary activities, we opened a consultation: “What next for the Sentencing Council?”. In this consultation, the Council called on all those with an interest in criminal justice and sentencing to contribute to a discussion on what the Council’s future objectives and priorities should be.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: March 2020
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 6 March 2020.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: January 2020
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 31 January 2020.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Changes to the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines and associated explanatory materials: Consultation
A consultation paper on changes to the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines and associated explanatory materials. Closed 15 April 2020.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Drug offences: Consultation
A consultation paper on the sentencing of drug offences. Closed 7 May 2020.
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
Drug offences: Statistical bulletin
A bulletin explaining current sentencing practice for drug offences to accompany the consultation.
PUBLICATION – Research report –
Investigating the association between an offender’s sex and ethnicity and the sentence imposed at the Crown Court for drug offences
This report contains findings from statistical analysis of data from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey, investigating the association between a range of sentencing factors and offender demographics and the sentence imposed, in England and Wales.