Sentencing Blog
Explainers on sentencing issues in the news, research briefings, and guest blogs
Public opinion on sentencing alcohol-related offending
11 November 2025
The New Sentencing Bill
15 September 2025
The Government, Parliament & the Sentencing Council
31 March 2025
The New Imposition Guideline & Pre-Sentence Reports
7 March 2025
Sentencing the Rioters
9 August 2024
Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods Order 2024
22 July 2024
Did you know?
The average custodial sentence length for indictable (the most serious) offences was
5 years and 11 months
in 2024. 
