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Publications
- Assault offences: Consultation
- Assault offences: Draft resource assessment
- Assault offences: Statistical bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: April 2020
- Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines: Assessment of guideline
- Minutes of meeting: March 2020
- Minutes of meeting: January 2020
- Changes to the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines and associated explanatory materials: Consultation
- Changes to the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines and associated explanatory materials: Draft resource assessment
- Drug offences: Consultation
- Drug offences: Draft resource assessment
- Drug offences: Statistical bulletin
- Investigating the association between an offender’s sex and ethnicity and the sentence imposed at the Crown Court for drug offences
- Minutes of meeting: December 2019
- Minutes of meeting: November 2019
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2019/20
- Minutes of meeting: October 2019
- Terrorism offences: Consultation
- Terrorism offences: Draft resource assessment
- Terrorism offences: Data tables
- Public Order offences: Response to consultation
- Public Order: Final resource assessment
- Public Order: Data tables
- Firearms offences: Consultation
- Firearms offences: Draft resource assessment
- Firearms offences: Statistical bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: September 2019
- Public confidence in sentencing and the criminal justice system
- Minutes of meeting: July 2019
- General guideline and expanded explanations: Response to consultation
- General guideline and expanded explanations: Final resource assessment
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2018/19
- Sentencing of arson and criminal damage: Response to consultation
- Arson and criminal damage: Final resource assessment
- Arson and criminal damage: Data tables
- Minutes of meeting: June 2019
- Minutes of meeting: May 2019
- Overarching principles: Sentencing offenders with mental health conditions or disorders - Consultation
- Overarching principles: Sentencing offenders with mental health conditions or disorders - Draft resource assessment
- Minutes of meeting: April 2019
- Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences: Assessment of guideline
- Minutes of meeting: March 2019
- Expanded explanations: Consultation
- Expanded explanations: Draft resource assessment
- Robbery: Assessment of guideline
- Tailored Review of the Sentencing Council 2019
- Theft offences: Assessment of guideline
- Minutes of meeting: January 2019
- Minutes of meeting: December 2018
- Minutes of meeting: November 2018
- Sexual offences: Assessment of guideline
- Minutes of meeting: October 2018
- Minutes of meeting: September 2018
- Child cruelty: Definitive guideline
- Child cruelty: Response to consultation
- Child cruelty: Final resource assessment
- Child cruelty: Data tables
- Manslaughter: Definitive guideline
- Manslaughter: Response to consultation
- Manslaughter: Final resource assessment
- Manslaughter: Data tables
- Minutes of meeting: July 2018
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2017/18
- Intimidatory offences: Definitive guideline
- Intimidatory offences: Response to consultation
- Intimidatory offences: Final resource assessment
- Intimidatory offences: Data tables
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2018/19
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Assessment of guideline
- Minutes of meeting: June 2018
- General guideline: Consultation
- General guideline: Draft resource assessment
- Breach offences: Definitive guideline
- Breach offences: Response to consultation
- Breach offences: Final resource assessments
- Breach: Data tables
- Drug offences: Assessment of guideline
- Minutes of meeting: May 2018
- Public Order offences: Consultation
- Public Order: Draft resource assessment
- Public Order: Statistical bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: April 2018
- Terrorism offences: Definitive guideline
- Terrorism offences: Response to consultation
- Terrorism offences: Final resource assessment
- Terrorism offences: Statistical bulletin
- Arson and criminal damage: Consultation
- Arson and criminal damage: Draft resource assessment
- Arson and criminal damage: Statistical bulletin
- Allocation: Assessment of guideline
- Minutes of meeting: March 2018
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons: Definitive guideline
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons: Response to consultation
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons: Final resource assessments
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons: Data tables
- Overarching principles – Domestic abuse: Definitive guideline
- Overarching principles – Domestic abuse: Response to consultation
- Overarching Principles - Domestic Abuse: Final resource assessment
- Minutes of meeting: January 2018
- Minutes of meeting: December 2017
- Minutes of meeting: November 2017
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2016/17
- Minutes of meeting: October 2017
- Terrorism offences: Consultation
- Minutes of meeting: September 2017
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2017/18
- Minutes of meeting: July 2017
- Burglary offences: Assessment of guideline
- Manslaughter: Consultation
- Manslaughter: Draft resource assessment
- Manslaughter: Statistical bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: June 2017
- Child cruelty: Consultation
- Child cruelty: Draft resource assessment
- Child cruelty: Statistical bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: May 2017
- Minutes of meeting: April 2017
- Intimidatory offences and Domestic abuse : Draft resource assessment
- Intimidatory offences and domestic abuse: Consultation
- Intimidatory offences and domestic abuse: Consultation
- Intimidatory offences and Domestic abuse : Draft resource assessment
- Intimidatory offences: Statistical bulletin
- Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea: Definitive guideline
- Sentencing children and young people: Definitive guideline
- Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea: Response to consultation
- Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea: Final resource assessment
- Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea: Research report
- Sentencing children and young people: Response to consultation
- Sentencing of children and young people: Final resource assessment
- Sentencing children and young people: Data tables
- Minutes of meeting: March 2017
- Minutes of meeting: January 2017
- Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines: Response to consultation
- Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines: Final resource assessment
- Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines: Data tables
- Minutes of meeting: December 2016
- Investigation of Sentencing Data in Magistrates’ Courts
- Minutes of meeting: November 2016
- Environmental offences: Assessment of guideline
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2015/16
- Imposition of community & custodial sentences: Definitive guideline
- Imposition of community & custodial sentences: Response to consultation
- Imposition of community & custodial sentences: Final resource assessment
- Breach guideline: Consultation
- Breach: Draft resource assessments
- Breach: Data tables
- Minutes of meeting: October 2016
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons guideline: Consultation
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons: Statistical bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: September 2016
- Minutes of meeting: July 2016
- Minutes of meeting: June 2016
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2016/17
- Minutes of meeting: May 2016
- Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines: Statistical bulletin
- Sentencing of youths draft guideline: Consultation
- Sentencing of youths: Statistical bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: April 2016
- Dangerous dog offences: Definitive guideline
- Dangerous dog offences: Response to consultation
- Dangerous dog offences: Final resource assessment
- Dangerous dog offences: Data tables
- Dangerous dog offences: Research report
- Minutes of meeting: March 2016
- Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea guideline: Consultation
- Minutes of meeting: January 2016
- Robbery: Definitive guideline
- Robbery: Response to consultation
- Robbery: Final resource assessment
- Robbery: Research report
- Robbery: Statistical bulletin
- Imposition of community & custodial sentences: Consultation
- Information for victims
- Minutes of meeting: December 2015
- Allocation guideline (revised)
- Allocation guideline (revised): Response to consultation
- Allocation (revised): Final resource assessment
- Minutes of meeting: November 2015
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences: Definitive guideline
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences: Response to consultation
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences: Research report
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences: Final resource assessment
- Health and safety offences: organisations – case study
- Health and safety offences: individuals – case study
- Food safety and hygiene offences: organisations – case study
- Food safety and hygiene offences: individuals – case study
- Minutes of meeting: October 2015
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2014/15
- Assault offences: Assessment of guideline
- Theft offences: Definitive guideline
- Theft offences: Response to consultation
- Theft offences: Final equality impact assessment
- Theft offences: Final resource assessment
- Theft offences: Research report
- Minutes of meeting: September 2015
- Minutes of meeting: July 2015
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey Record level datasets: Metadata
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey Record level datasets: User guide
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey Record level datasets
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey annual publication 2014 - full report
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey pre-release access
- Guide to Crown Court Sentencing Survey Statistics
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey quality and methodology note
- Minutes of meeting: June 2015
- Allocation: Consultation
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2015/16
- Minutes of meeting: May 2015
- Minutes of meeting: April 2015
- Dangerous dog offences: Consultation
- Dangerous dog offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Dangerous dog offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: March 2015
- Minutes of meeting: January 2015
- Minutes of meeting: December 2014
- Minutes of meeting: November 2014
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences: Consultation
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: October 2014
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2013/14
- Robbery: Draft equality impact assessment
- Robbery: Consultation
- Robbery: Analysis and research bulletin
- Mortgage fraud case study
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences
- Confidence fraud case study (2)
- Confidence fraud case study (1)
- Benefit fraud case study
- Minutes of meeting: September 2014
- Minutes of meeting: July 2014
- Environmental offences case study – Individual
- Environmental offences case study – Company
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey annual publication 2013 - full report
- Minutes of meeting: June 2014
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Response to consultation
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Research report
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Final resource assessment
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Final equality impact assessment
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Definitive guideline
- Minutes of meeting: May 2014
- Minutes of meeting: April 2014
- Theft offences: Consultation
- Theft offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Theft offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2014/15
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Theft offences
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Sexual Offences (except Indecent Photographs of Children)
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Robbery / Assault with Intent to Rob
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Other offences
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Offences Causing Death
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Indecent Photographs of Children
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Drug offences
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Driving offences
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Burglary offences
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Assault and Public Order
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey form: Arson and Criminal Damage
- Minutes of meeting: March 2014
- Environmental offences: Response to consultation
- Environmental offences: Research report
- Environmental offences: Final resource assessment
- Environmental offences: Final equality impact assessment
- Environmental offences: Definitive guideline
- Minutes of meeting: January 2014
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: corporate offenders - Response to consultation
- Minutes of meeting: December 2013
- Sexual offences: Response to consultation
- Sexual offences: Research report
- Sexual offences: Final resource assessment
- Sexual offences: Final equality impact assessment
- Sexual offences: Definitive guideline
- Minutes of meeting: November 2013
- Minutes of meeting: October 2013
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2013/14
- Minutes of meeting: September 2013
- Minutes of meeting: July 2013
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2012/13
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Research on sentencing online fraud offences
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Consultation
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: June 2013
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey annual publication 2012 - full report
- Minutes of meeting: May 2013
- Minutes of meeting: April 2013
- Environmental offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Environmental offences: Consultation
- Environmental offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: March 2013
- Minutes of meeting: January 2013
- Minutes of meeting: December 2012
- Sexual offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Sexual offences: Consultation
- Sexual offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Sentencing Guidelines and sentencing in England and Wales - Victims of crime: Analysis and research bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: November 2012
- Minutes of meeting: October 2012
- Minutes of meeting: September 2012
- Dangerous dog offences case study
- Minutes of meeting: July 2012
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2011/12
- Minutes of meeting: June 2012
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey annual publication 2011 - full report
- Dangerous dog offences: Response to consultation
- Dangerous dog offences: Final resource assessment
- Dangerous dog offences: Final equality impact assessment
- Minutes of meeting: May 2012
- Minutes of meeting: March 2012
- Sexual offences: Attitudes to sentencing sexual offences
- Offences Taken Into Consideration and Totality: Definitive guideline
- Allocation, offences taken Into consideration and totality: Response to consultation
- Allocation, Offences Taken into Consideration and Totality: Final resource assessment
- Allocation, Offences Taken into Consideration and Totality: Final equality impact assessment
- Allocation: Analysis and research bulletin
- Drug offences case study
- Minutes of meeting: February 2012
- Drug offences: Response to consultation
- Drug offences: Research report
- Drug offences: Final resource assessment
- Drug offences: Definitive guideline
- Minutes of meeting: January 2012
- Burglary offences case study
- Minutes of meeting: December 2011
- Dangerous dog offences: Research report
- Dangerous dog offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Dangerous dog offences: Consultation
- Dangerous dog offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: November 2011
- Section 132 report (Coroners and Justice Act 2009): Resource Impact of the Government' s proposals on Suspended Sentence Orders
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2010/11
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey provisional findings
- Minutes of meeting: October 2011
- Burglary offences: Response to consultation
- Burglary offences: Final resource assessment
- Burglary offences: Final equality impact assessment
- Burglary offences: Definitive guideline
- Minutes of meeting: September 2011
- Allocation, Offences Taken Into Consideration and Totality: Draft equality impact assessment
- Allocation, offences taken Into consideration and totality - Overarching guidelines: Consultation
- A short guide – Sentencing for offences taken into consideration (TICs)
- A short guide – Sentencing for multiple offences (Totality)
- A short guide – Making the decision about where trials are heard (Allocation)
- Presentation - researchers and academics
- Minutes of meeting: July 2011
- Minutes of meeting: June 2011
- ABH offence case study
- Assault: Guideline approach
- Minutes of meeting: May 2011
- Attitudes to guilty plea sentence reductions: Research report
- Burglary offences: Consultation
- Burglary offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Burglary offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- Minutes of meeting: April 2011
- Public attitudes to the sentencing of drug offences: Research report
- Drug offences: Consultation
- Drug offences: Drug mules: twelve case studies
- Drug offences: Draft equality impact assessment
- Drug offences: Analysis and research bulletin
- The Sentencing Council Resource Model
- Consistency in Sentencing
- Assault: Response to the consultation
- Assault: Final resource assessment
- Assault: Definitive guideline
- Minutes of meeting: March 2011
- Minutes of meeting: January 2011
- Minutes of meeting: December 2010
- Minutes of meeting: November 2010
- Minutes of meeting: October 2010
- Assault: Draft equality impact assessment
- Assault guideline: Consultation
- Minutes of meeting: September 2010
- Minutes of meeting: July 2010
- Minutes of meeting: June 2010
- Minutes of meeting: May 2010
- Minutes of meeting: April 2010
- Guideline Judgments Case Compendium: Fifth update
- Attempted Murder: Definitive guideline
- Causing Death by Driving: Definitive guideline
- Guideline Judgments Case Compendium: Fourth update
- Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines
- Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea: Definitive guideline
- Guideline Judgments Case Compendium: Third update
- Guideline Judgments Case Compendium: Note on change to third update
- Guideline Judgments Case Compendium: Second update
- Guideline Judgments Case Compendium: First update
- Guideline Judgments Case Compendium
- Overarching Principles - Seriousness: Definitive guideline
- New Sentences - Criminal Justice Act 2003: Definitive guideline
News
- Assault and attempted murder – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
- Draft sentencing guidelines for assault and attempted murder offences published
- Publication of Assault Offences statistical bulletin
- Publication of an assessment of the 2017 update to the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines
- Sentencing Council consults on future direction
- What next for the Sentencing Council?
- Official statistics pre-announcement: Assessment of the 2017 update to the Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines
- Proposals for changes to driving disqualification guidelines published
- Changes to sentencing guidelines for driving offences disqualifications proposed
- Revised drug sentencing guidelines proposed to reflect changes in offending
- Revised drug sentencing guidelines proposed to reflect changes in offending, and research released on the association between offenders’ sex and ethnicity and sentencing for drug offences
- Investigating the association between an offender’s sex and ethnicity and the sentence imposed at the Crown Court for drug offences
- Official statistics pre-announcement: Investigating the association between an offender’s sex and ethnicity and the sentence imposed at the Crown Court for drug offences
- Sentencing Council Business Plan 2019/20
- Terrorism guidelines to be revised following legislation changes
- Terrorism sentencing guidelines to be revised following legislation changes
- New sentencing guidelines for public order offences published
- New sentencing guidelines for public order offences published
- Proposed sentencing guidelines for firearms offences published
- Public consultation on sentencing guidelines for firearms offences launched
- New General Guideline and Expanded Explanations come into force on 1 October 2019
- New Arson and Criminal Damage guidelines come into force on 1 October 2019
- New judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
- Public confidence in sentencing and the criminal justice system
- New General Guideline and Expanded Explanations published by Sentencing Council
- Sentencing Council Annual Report 2018/19
- Reappointment of Council member Rosina Cottage QC
- New definitive guidelines for arson and criminal damage offences published today
- Courts to take account of total impact of crime in new arson guidelines
- Revisions and corrections to the digital guidelines
- Notice for all magistrates and district judges: online data collection in magistrates’ courts, 23 April to 30 September
- Sentencing offenders with mental health conditions or disorders – consultation launched on providing additional information in sentencing guidelines
- Proposals for sentencing offenders with mental health conditions published
- New non-judicial member appointed to the Council
- Impact assessment for Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences guideline published
- Sentencing Council consults on expanded explanations in guidelines
- Robbery: assessing the impact of the definitive guideline
- Government publishes Tailored Review of the Sentencing Council
- Theft Offences: assessing the impact of the definitive guideline
- Criminal justice statistics - new resource
- Sentencing Council launches online sentencing guidelines for use in the Crown Court
- Council vacancies: police and victims’ roles
- Digital sentencing guidelines for the Crown Court - coming soon
- Sexual Offences: assessing the impact of the definitive guideline
- Seminar: Collaborating to shape the future of sentencing research – Innovation and impact
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline on sentencing child cruelty
- New sentencing guidelines introduced for child cruelty offences and failing to protect a girl from the risk of female genital mutilation
- Collaborating to shape the future of sentencing research - Innovation and impact
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline on manslaughter
- Sentencing guidelines for manslaughter introduced
- Sentencing Council publishes 8th annual report
- New Chairman for the Sentencing Council: appointment of Lord Justice Holroyde
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline on intimidatory offences
- Sentencing guidelines for intimidatory offences published
- Dwelling robbery definitive guideline
- Sentencing Council publishes Business Plan
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences: assessment of guideline
- Sentencing of drug offences involving newer and less common drugs
- Consultation launched on General guideline for offences not covered by specific guidance
- Sentencing Council proposes General guideline for offences not covered by specific guidance
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline on breach offences
- New guidelines introduce robust approach to sentencing of breaches of court orders
- Drug offences sentencing guideline assessment published
- Public Order – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- New guidelines proposed for sentencing people convicted of public order offences
- Chairman’s letter to the Times on imposition of community and custodial sentences
- New judicial members appointed to the Council
- New non-judicial members appointed to the Council
- Terrorism offences guideline comes into force
- Chairman's letter to sentencers on imposition of community and custodial sentences
- Council publishes independent review
- Council vacancy: non-judicial member promoting the welfare of victims of crime
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline on terrorism offences
- New sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences published
- New sentencing guidelines for arson and criminal damage proposed
- Arson and criminal damage – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- Assessing the impact of the allocation guideline
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline on bladed articles and offensive weapons offences
- New sentencing guideline introduced for the possession of weapons and threats to use them
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline on the overarching principles of sentencing domestic abuse
- Sentencing Council publishes new guideline on domestic abuse
- Modern Slavery guidance
- Sentencing Council publishes 7th annual report
- Vacancies: Two Members of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales
- New sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences proposed
- Terrorism – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- Sentencing Council publishes Business Plan
- Law Commission's proposals to simplify sentencing - Council response
- Sentencing guidelines and offences involving corrosive substances
- Burglary sentencing guideline assessment published
- New sentencing guidelines proposed for manslaughter offences
- Manslaughter – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- New sentencing guidelines proposed for child cruelty and female genital mutilation offences
- Child cruelty – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- Definitive guidelines on sentencing children and young people and reduction in sentence for a guilty plea come into effect
- Magistrates’ Court Sentencing guidelines come into effect
- Changes to fine levels for speeding
- New judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
- Intimidatory offences and domestic abuse – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- Sentencing Council publishes new guidelines on intimidatory offences and domestic abuse.
- Definitive guidelines on sentencing children and young people and reduction in sentence for a guilty plea published
- Sentencing Council publishes new guidelines on sentencing children and young people and offenders who plead guilty
- Now in force – new guidance on imposing community and custodial sentences
- New sentencing guidelines for magistrates' courts published
- New sentencing guidelines for magistrates’ courts
- Sentencing Council publishes magistrates' courts sentencing data research report
- Sentencing Council publishes drug driving guidance
- Council publishes analysis of the impact of its environmental offences guideline
- Sentencing Council publishes 6th annual report
- Data collection on robbery offences
- Imposition of sentences guideline and breach of court orders consultation launched
- Sentencing Council publishes guidelines on imposition of sentences and breach of court orders
- Sentencing Council publishes update to Business Plan
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- Proposed sentencing guidelines to cover the possession of weapons and threats to use them
- New non-judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
- New information for victims and witnesses
- Guilty Plea - an update
- Definitive guideline – dangerous dogs comes into effect
- Offline version of the Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines
- New non-judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
- New fines calculator
- Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines – consultation launched
- Sentencing Council publishes proposed revisions to magistrates’ court guidelines
- Money laundering definitive guideline
- Sentencing of youths – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- New guidelines proposed for the sentencing of young offenders
- Vacancy: Member of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales
- New judicial appointment to the Sentencing Council
- Victim surcharge update
- Definitive guideline on robbery comes into effect
- Sentencing Council launches new revised definitive guideline for sentencing dangerous dog offences
- New sentencing guidelines for dangerous dog offences
- Justice Select Committee - The Work of the Sentencing Council
- Revised allocation guideline comes into effect
- Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea – consultation launched on sentencing guideline
- Sentencing Council proposes stricter rules for sentencing offenders who plead guilty
- Vacancy: Member of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.
- Update to Sexual offences definitive guideline
- New sentencing guidelines come into force
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for sentencing robbery
- New robbery sentencing guidelines put emphasis on seriousness of robberies involving knives and guns
- Initial assessment of burglary guideline published
- Sentencing Council website survey
- Sentencing for imposition – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
- Sentencing Council consults on proposed guideline for the imposition of community and custodial sentences
- Understanding criminal sentencing - resources for teachers
- Accessing guidelines via eJudiciary
- Sentencing Council issues definitive allocation guideline
- Chairman's speech at the Criminal Law Review conference 2015
- Sentencing Council publishes update to Business Plan
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences
- New sentencing guidelines introduced for corporate manslaughter, health and safety and food safety
- Sentencing Council publishes 5th annual report
- Sentencing Council publishes assessment of the impact and implementation of its assault guideline
- Theft offences: new sentencing guidelines announced
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for theft offences
- New online sentencing guidelines for magistrates
- Updated version of sexual offences definitive guideline
- New victims’ representative appointed to the Council
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey final annual publication released
- Consultation on proposed amendments to allocation guideline
- New non-judicial member appointed to the Council
- Sentencing Council publishes new proposals for sentencing people convicted of dangerous dog offences
- Changes to magistrates’ powers to fine offenders
- Two new judicial appointments to the Sentencing Council
- Important news about the Crown Court Sentencing Survey
- Council hosts sentencing event with MPs and Lords
- New sentencing guidelines proposed for corporate manslaughter, health and safety and food safety offences.
- Sentencing for health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
- New sentencing proposals emphasise seriousness of knife and gun robberies
- New head of the Office of the Sentencing Council appointed
- Sentencing Council publishes 4th annual report
- Sentencing for robbery – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences guideline comes into effect
- New judicial member appointed to the Council
- Environmental offences guideline comes into force
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey - annual results bulletin published
- Theft consultation closing soon - reminder to contribute
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for fraud, bribery and money laundering offences
- New sentencing guidelines bring increased focus to the impact of fraud on victims
- CPD points available: Sex offences guidelines webinars are online
- Sentencing for theft offences – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
- Sentencing Council publishes draft of new guideline for sentencing thieves
- Sexual offences guideline comes into effect
- Sentencing Council response to Civitas report: "Serious, Violent and Persistent Offenders"
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for environmental offences
- New sentencing guideline for environmental crimes brings higher sentences for serious offenders
- New sentencing guideline for corporate fraud
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for sexual offences
- New sentencing guideline gives greater focus to impact of sex offences on victims
- New Sentencing Council chairman appointed
- Sentencing Council publishes 3rd annual report
- Sentencing for fraud, bribery and money laundering offences – consultation launched
- Fraudsters targeting vulnerable victims face tougher sentences under new proposals
- New judicial member appointed to the Council
- New non-judicial appointments to the Council announced
- New judicial member appointed to the Council
- New contact details
- Sentencing for environmental offences – consultation launched
- Serious offenders could face bigger penalties under new environmental sentencing proposals
- Sentencing Competition, 2013
- Strong interest in Sentencing Competition
- Mooting competition for law students
- Sentencing for sexual offences – consultation launched
- New proposals give greater focus to impact of sex offences on victims
- Sentencing Council wins Guardian award
- New non-judicial Council member announced
- New film for victims and witnesses
- Update to Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines
- New sentencing guideline for dangerous dog offences comes into force
- Dangerous dog offences guideline comes into effect
- Sentencing Council publishes 2nd annual report
- Allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality definitive guideline comes into effect
- Tougher sentences for dangerous dog offences
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for dangerous dog offences
- Sentencing Council publishes guidelines on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality
- Sentencing Council publishes guidelines on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality
- Sentencing guideline for drug offences comes into force
- Courts issued with new guideline for sentencing drug offenders
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for drug offences
- Burglary offences guideline comes into effect
- New sentencing proposals for dangerous dog offences - public consultation launched
- Sentencing for dangerous dog offences – consultation launched on sentencing guidelines
- Resource impact of the Government's proposals on Suspended Sentence Orders published
- Sentencing Council publishes annual report
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey – first results published
- Victims central to new guideline for the sentencing of burglars
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for burglary offences
- Statement following Council discussion on sentencing for offences committed during the August riots
- Sentencing Council launches consultation on draft guidelines on totality, offences taken into consideration and allocation
- Consultation launched on draft guidelines on three overarching aspects of sentencing
- Web survey
- Liverpool event increases sentencing understanding
- Give your verdict on sentencing
- Assault guidelines come into effect
- Sentencing for drug offences - reminder to contribute to consultation
- Victims central to new proposals for the sentencing of burglars
- Sentencing for burglary offences: consultation launched on changes to judges’ guidelines
- More Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour - The Sentencing Council's response to the Government's consultation
- Sentencing for drugs offences – public consultation launched on new guideline for judges
- Sentencing for drug offences: consultation launched on changes to judges’ guidelines
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for assault offences.
- Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for assault offences.
- Breaking the Cycle consultation - The Sentencing Council's response to the Government's green paper
- Strong interest in Sentencing Competition
- Sentencing Competition launched
- Revising the sentencing guideline on assault – reminder to contribute to consultation
- Case Update
- Justice Select Committee calls for views on draft guideline
- Sentencing for assault: consultation launched on changes to judges’ guidelines
- Sentencing for assault: consultation launched on changes to judges’ guidelines
- Sentencing Council launches courts survey
- Today examines future changes in criminal justice system
- Sentencing Council to launch courts survey
- Lord Justice Leveson discusses the work of the Sentencing Council on Law in Action
- Judges told that justice is safe from ‘tramline’ sentencing
- Appointments announced to Sentencing Council
- Lord Justice Leveson appointed as Chairman of the Sentencing Council
Blogs
- Expanded explanations in guidelines
- General guideline for offences without specific guidelines
- Manslaughter explained
- What is the difference between theft, robbery and burglary?
- Assault offences explained
- Changes to fine levels for speeding
- Data collection for robbery offences in the Crown Court
- The final phase of data collection for theft offences
- How does sentencing take into account an offender’s disabilities?
- Why should offenders get a reduction in their sentence for pleading guilty?
- Vacancy at the Sentencing Council: defence practitioner
- Theft and drugs data collection marks a fresh approach to developing our guidelines
- Jill Gramann, Magistrate member of the Sentencing Council on the new online sentencing guidelines for magistrates
- Judges and magistrates and the scope of their sentencing powers.
- Vacancy at the Sentencing Council: analysis and research advisor
- Sentencing Council analysis and research to take new approach in 2015
- How sentencing of historic offenders works
- Non-custodial sentences – walking free from court?
- Have you had your hair done?
Court type
Offence collection
- Arson and criminal damage
- Assault offences
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons
- Breach offences
- Burglary offences
- Causing death by driving
- Child cruelty
- Dangerous dog offences
- Drug offences
- Environmental offences
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences
- Health and safety offences
- Intimidatory offences
- Manslaughter
- Public Order
- Robbery offences
- Sentencing children and young people
- Sexual offences
- Terrorism offences
- Theft offences
Publication types
- Archived content
- Consultations
- Corporate reports
- Crown Court Sentencing Survey
- Definitive guideline - archive
- Equality impact assessment
- Guideline assessment
- Information
- Judgments
- Minutes
- Research report
- Resource assessment
- Statistical bulletin
Publication topics
- Allocation, Offences Taken into Consideration and Totality
- Analysis & research
- Arson and criminal damage
- Assault
- Attempted murder
- Bladed articles and offensive weapons
- Breach
- Burglary offences
- Causing death by driving
- Child cruelty
- Children and young people
- Corporate
- Court of Appeal
- Dangerous dog offences
- Domestic abuse
- Drug offences
- Environmental offences
- Firearms offences
- Fraud, bribery and money laundering offences
- General guideline and expanded explanations
- Guilty plea
- Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences
- Imposition
- Intimidatory offences
- Magistrates
- Manslaughter
- New Sentences - Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Offenders with mental health conditions or disorders
- Public Order
- Robbery
- Seriousness
- Sexual offences
- Suspended sentence orders
- Terrorism
- Theft offences