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Sentencing guidelines for use in Crown Court
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Council vacancies: police and victims’ roles
The Sentencing Council is looking to appoint two Non-Judicial members with experience of the criminal justice system, specifically in the promotion of the welfare of ...
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Digital sentencing guidelines for the Crown Court - coming soon
From Thursday 8 November, sentencing guidelines used in the Crown Court will be available online for judges, legal practitioners and other visitors to the Sentencing ...
MCSG UPDATES –
New cruelty to a child sentencing guideline – effective from 1 January 2019
A definitive sentencing guideline for sentencing child cruelty was published on 6 September 2018. This guideline is now listed in the A to Z of ...
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Sexual Offences: assessing the impact of the definitive guideline
The Sentencing Council has completed an impact assessment of the Sexual Offences Definitive Guideline. The guideline, which came into force in April 2014, covers over ...
PUBLICATION – Guideline evaluation –
Sexual offences: Assessment of guideline
Assessment of the impact of the sexual offences definitive guideline.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: October 2018
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 19 October 2018.
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Sexual offences - historical
Approach to sentencing historical sexual offences
When sentencing sexual offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956, or other legislation pre-dating the 2003 Act, the court ...
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Seminar: Collaborating to shape the future of sentencing research – Innovation and impact
The Sentencing Council and the Centre for the Study of Legal Professional Practice, City Law School, invite you to a seminar on Wednesday 7 November ...
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Sentencing Children and Young People
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 ...