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Response to the final report of the Independent Sentencing Review
The Independent Sentencing Review is a detailed and important piece of work. There are a number of recommendations that will require careful consideration. The Sentencing ...
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Official statistics pre-announcement: Evaluation of the intimidatory offences guidelines and data release
This report will contain findings from the evaluation of the Sentencing Council’s intimidatory offences guidelines. This evaluation includes analysis of data from a data collection ...
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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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Minutes of meeting: 4 April 2025
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 4 April 2025
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 ...