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Reappointment of non-judicial Council member Richard Wright KC
We are pleased that the Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Richard Wright KC to the Sentencing Council for three years. Richard was appointed ...
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Guidelines coming into effect 1 April 2025
The Council’s definitive guidelines for blackmail and kidnap and false imprisonment offences come into effect on 1 April along with a package of changes to ...
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Statement on the revised Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline
The Sentencing Council remains of the view that its guideline, Imposition of community and custodial sentences, as drafted is necessary and appropriate. The Lord Chancellor ...
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Response to the Lord Chancellor on the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline, 27 March 2025
The Sentencing Council has written to the Lord Chancellor in response to her letter of 20 March 2025 relating to the publication of the revised ...
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Response to the Lord Chancellor on the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline, 10 March 2025
The Sentencing Council has written to the Lord Chancellor in response to her letter of 6 March 2025 relating to the publication of the revised ...
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Statement on pre-sentence reports (PSRs) in the revised Imposition guideline
One of the purposes of the revised Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline is to make sure that the courts have the most comprehensive ...
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Comprehensive new guidance on imposing community and custodial sentences
The Council has published a significantly revised version of the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline.
The Imposition guideline sets out the guidance that magistrates ...
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Imposition of community and custodial sentences: response to consultation
Between 29 November 2023 and 21 February 2024 the Council held a public consultation seeking views on a draft, revised version of the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline.
OVERARCHING GUIDES
Imposition of community and custodial sentences - Effective from (to be confirmed)
Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment Bench Book covers important aspects of fair treatment and disparity of outcomes for different groups in the criminal ...
MCSG UPDATES –
Revised version of the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline – 1 April 2025
A revised version of the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline was published on 5 March 2025 and the online sentencing guidelines now contains ...