PUBLICATION – Consultations –
Hare coursing sentencing guidelines - consultation
A consultation paper on draft hare coursing sentencing guidelines.
Do not retain this copy. Only the online version of a guideline is guaranteed to be up to date.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
A consultation paper on draft hare coursing sentencing guidelines.
PUBLICATION – Resource assessment –
A resource assessment for the draft guideline on hare coursing offences, to accompany the consultation.
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
A statistical summary and data tables explaining current sentencing practice for hare coursing offences, to accompany the consultation.
PUBLICATION – Corporate reports –
The Independent Sentencing Review 2024-25 was set up to make a comprehensive re-evaluation of the sentencing framework of England and Wales. The independent review panel, chaired by former Justice Secretary, the Rt Hon David Gauke, is expected to submit its findings in Spring 2025.
PUBLICATION – Consultations –
A summary of the responses received to the consultation paper on strangulation and suffocation offences.
PUBLICATION – Resource assessment –
A resource assessment for the definitive guidelines for strangulation and suffocation offences.
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
Data tables showing current sentencing practice for strangulation and suffocation offences, to accompany the definitive guideline.
PUBLICATION – Guideline assessment –
The Sentencing Council is required under its statutory duties to review the performance of its guidelines. Following public consultation in 2020, the Council identified five Strategic objectives for 2021-2026. These included a commitment to “explore the impact and implementation of the domestic abuse overarching guideline by undertaking an evaluation”.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 15 November 2024.
PUBLICATION – Minutes –
Minutes of the Sentencing Council meeting on 11 October 2024.