Sentencing Blog
Explainers on sentencing issues in the news, research briefings, and guest blogs
Early Release Revisited
5 August 2026
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
Did you know?
The average custodial sentence length for indictable (the most serious) offences was
6 years
in 2025. 
