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Reflecting sentencers’ voices in guideline research
Bethany Brewer and Harriet Miles of the Council’s Analysis and Research team say why we are recruiting volunteers to help us with our research
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Assessing harm in child sexual offences where there is no victim
Senior Policy Adviser, Ollie Simpson, explains why the Council is consulting on a harm assessment in child sexual offences that is based on what the ...
NEWS –
Revised guidelines for assault offences and attempted murder come into force
Revised sentencing guidelines for assault offences, including common assault and attempted murder, and new guidance for assault on emergency workers to reflect changes in legislation ...
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Council vacancies: two non-judicial members
The Sentencing Council is recruiting two non-judicial members. Both post-holders must have knowledge or understanding of the criminal justice sector: one role requires experience or ...
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: June 2021
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 25 June 2021.
ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS –
Ethnicity data: what we have and how we use it in developing guidelines
Jenna Downs, Senior Statistical Officer on the Council’s Analysis and Research team, explains why the Council has moved to using self-identified ethnicity data
The Council is ...
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Firearms importation offences: Consultation
A consultation paper on the sentencing of firearms importation offences. Closed 8 September 2021.
NEWS –
Consultation on new sentencing guideline for importation of firearms offences
Today we have opened a consultation on a draft sentencing guideline covering importation of firearms and ammunition under two Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 ...
PRESS RELEASES –
New sentencing guideline for unlawful importation of firearms proposed
A new draft sentencing guideline for sentencing offenders convicted in England and Wales of importing prohibited or restricted firearms was published for consultation by the ...
OFFENCES
Firearms - Importation for consultation only
Draft guideline for consultation only. Draft guidelines should not be taken into account when sentencing.
Where no offence-specific guideline exists, refer to General guideline: ...