PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Strangulation and suffocation offences: response to consultation
A summary of the responses received to the consultation paper on strangulation and suffocation offences.
Do not retain this copy. Only the online version of a guideline is guaranteed to be up to date.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
A summary of the responses received to the consultation paper on strangulation and suffocation offences.
PUBLICATION – Resource assessment –
A resource assessment for the definitive guidelines for strangulation and suffocation offences.
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
Data tables showing current sentencing practice for strangulation and suffocation offences, to accompany the definitive guideline.
PUBLICATION – Guideline evaluation –
The Sentencing Council is required under its statutory duties to review the performance of its guidelines. Following public consultation in 2020, the Council identified five Strategic objectives for 2021-2026. These included a commitment to “explore the impact and implementation of the domestic abuse overarching guideline by undertaking an evaluation”.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 15 November 2024.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 11 October 2024.
PUBLICATION – Research report –
This literature review brings together the evidence on the effectiveness of sentencing from the perspectives of offenders, the general public, victims and sentencers.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
A consultation paper on ancillary orders.
PUBLICATION – Corporate reports –
The Sentencing Council’s annual report documents the Council’s achievements of the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 in the context of the objectives set in our five-year strategy
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
A consultation paper on miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines.