PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: September 2019
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 27 September 2019.
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New judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
A new judicial member has been appointed to the Sentencing Council by the Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor. District Judge ...
NEWS –
Public confidence in sentencing and the criminal justice system
We have published a report of research carried out to help the Council better understand public attitudes towards, and understanding of, sentencing and the criminal ...
PUBLICATION – Research report –
Public confidence in sentencing and the criminal justice system
The Sentencing Council has a statutory duty to have regard to the need to promote public confidence in the system when developing the sentencing guidelines and monitoring their impact. To achieve this, the Council must have an understanding of the public’s attitude to, and knowledge of, sentencing and the criminal justice system.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of meeting: July 2019
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 26 July 2019.
ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS –
Expanded explanations in guidelines
Judges and magistrates across England and Wales will have access to expanded explanations embedded in offence specific guidelines. The expanded explanations add extra information to ...
ARTICLES AND BLOG POSTS –
General guideline for offences without specific guidelines
Judges and magistrates across England and Wales hand down sentences to over 1 million offenders a year for criminal offences. To make sure that there ...
BLOG –
Expanded explanations in guidelines
Judges and magistrates across England and Wales will have access to expanded explanations embedded in offence specific guidelines. The expanded explanations add extra information to ...
BLOG –
General guideline for offences without specific guidelines
Judges and magistrates across England and Wales hand down sentences to over 1 million offenders a year for criminal offences. To make sure that there ...
MCSG UPDATES –
New General guideline and expanded explanations – in force from 1 October 2019
The new overarching General guideline was published on 24 July 2019. It will appear in a purple colour scheme until it comes into force in ...