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PRESS RELEASES –
Eight new guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of firearms offences ranging from the unlawful possession of weapons to manufacturing illegal guns have been published by ...
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1. Why is the Council asking us to fill in these forms?
The Council has a statutory duty to assess the impact of its guidelines and ...
NEWS –
The Sentencing Council has published data tables detailing recent sentencing trends for firearms offences. This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s Firearms ...
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS –
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Sentencing Council in April 2020, the Chairman of the Council, Lord Justice Holroyde, published an article looking back ...
NEWS –
The Sentencing Code comes into effect today in England and Wales, consolidating existing sentencing procedure law into a single Act. Chairman Lord Justice Holroyde said:
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On 1 December 2020 the Sentencing Code came into effect in England and Wales, consolidating existing sentencing procedure law into a single Sentencing Act.
The Code ...
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These three short leaflets help explain how certain serious offences are sentenced. The Council produced the leaflets in partnership with the Family Liaison and Disaster ...
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The Council collects data directly from courts, which we use to supplement information drawn from a wide range of criminal justice system administrative data sources.
Crown ...PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 20 November 2020.