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Crown Court Sentencing Survey – first results published
The Sentencing Council has published a report with results from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey, an ongoing data collection exercise of sentencing decisions made in ...
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Victims central to new guideline for the sentencing of burglars
Today the Sentencing Council is publishing a new definitive guideline for the sentencing of burglars.
The guideline reinforces current sentencing practice, which means that offenders burgling ...
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Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for burglary offences
The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for judges and magistrates. It aims to ensure a consistent and proportionate approach to sentencing, with convicted ...
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Statement following Council discussion on sentencing for offences committed during the August riots
Guidance to judges and magistrates on appropriate sentencing levels come from definitive guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council and from guideline judgments from the Court ...
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Sentencing Council launches consultation on draft guidelines on totality, offences taken into consideration and allocation
The Sentencing Council is seeking views on its proposed sentencing guidelines on three overarching aspects of sentencing: totality, offences taken into consideration and allocation, with ...
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Consultation launched on draft guidelines on three overarching aspects of sentencing
The Sentencing Council is seeking views on its proposed sentencing guidelines on Allocation, Offences Taken into Consideration and Allocation, with a consultation launched today. The ...
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Web survey
The Sentencing Council is currently conducting a short web survey to find out a bit more about our users and ways to improve the website.
We ...
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Liverpool event increases sentencing understanding
The Sentencing Council’s first public event to increase understanding about sentencing was held last night in Liverpool, with more than 80 people from Merseyside in ...
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Give your verdict on sentencing
The Sentencing Council is holding a public event in Liverpool to explain sentencing and give people the chance to hear the kind of cases judges ...
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Assault guidelines come into effect
Following a three months period of training and implementation the definitive guideline on assault came into effect on 13 June 2011. It aims to ensure ...