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The Council has a statutory duty to produce a resource assessment for every sentencing guideline we develop.

These assessments help the Council understand the potential consequences ...

The Council monitors and evaluates the operation and effect of guidelines after they have been implemented. The purpose of this work is to understand:

To support the development and evaluation of guidelines, the Council undertakes a series of research activities, including research with Crown Court judges, district judges and ...

During the development of draft guidelines, the Council examines a range of data sources and produces statistical summaries (formerly known as statistical bulletins) setting out ...

Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea: definitive guideline was published on 7 March 2017 and came into force on 1 June 2017. The guideline ...

Providing judges and magistrates with sentencing guidelines is the primary duty of the Council. We take a number of steps in the process of developing ...

There is a range of types of sentence the courts can use for adult offenders who have mental disorders, developmental disorders or neurological impairments. The ...

Imprisonment is the most severe sentence available to the courts. Custodial sentences are reserved for the most serious offences and are imposed when the offence ...

Courts have a range of different sentences they can give children and young people aged from 10 to 17.

These are the same as for adult ...