Do not retain this copy. Only the online version of a guideline is guaranteed to be up to date.
PRESS RELEASES –
The independent Sentencing Council has today published a new guideline for judges and magistrates sentencing strangulation and suffocation offences in England and Wales.
The offence of ...
PUBLICATION – Resource assessment –
A resource assessment for the definitive guidelines for strangulation and suffocation offences.
NEWS –
The Sentencing Council has published data tables showing current sentencing practice for strangulation and suffocation offences.
This is in preparation for the launch of the Council’s ...
PUBLICATION – Statistical bulletin –
Data tables showing current sentencing practice for strangulation and suffocation offences, to accompany the definitive guideline.
NEWS –
We have published the Council’s response to an independent research review of the guideline for sentencing offences committed within a context of domestic abuse.
The research ...
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”.
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The definitive guidelines on the sentencing of perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation were issued on 12 July 2023 and came into force ...
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The definitive guidelines on the sentencing of perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation were issued on 12 July 2023 and came into force ...
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Perspectives on Sentencing
Perspectives on Sentencing was a one-day conference held on Friday 10 January 2025 at The City Law School, London, and co-hosted by the ...
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Collaborating to Shape the Future of Sentencing Research: Innovation and Impact
On 8 November 2018, the Council held a one-day event designed to provide a forum ...