Response to Sentencing Council consultation on the firearms importation offences guideline
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on the firearms importation offences guideline
Response to Sentencing Council consultation on the firearms importation offences guideline
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on the firearms importation offences guideline Full guideline here. Our response is available here
Responses to Sentencing Council consultations on sexual offences guideline and burglary offences
The Sentencing Academy has submitted responses to the Sentencing Council’s consultations on the sexual offences guideline. View sexual offences guideline here. View burglary offences guideline here. Our responses are available here: View Sexual offences response here. View Burglary offences response here.
Response to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
On 9 March 2021, the Ministry of Justice published the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which will introduce many of the sentencing reforms proposed in last September’s White Paper, A Smarter Approach to Sentencing. The central aims of this Bill are to cut crime, build safer communities and restore public confidence in the […]
Response to the Sentencing Council’s modern slavery offences consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on a guideline for modern slavery offences. View Modern Slavery guideline here. Our responses are available here.
Victim Personal Statements and Sentencing: November 2020
By Elspeth Windsor and Julian V. Roberts This report describes the current status of the Victim Personal Statement (VPS) in England and Wales and draws upon a review of research with a focus on the period 2010-2020. The shortage of recent research means that the review occasionally draws upon findings from other jurisdictions. […]
Response to the Sentencing Council’s unauthorised use of a trade mark consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on a guideline for unauthorised use of a trade mark offences. View Trademark guidelines here. Our responses are available here.
Response to the Sentencing Council’s assault offences consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on an updated guideline for assault offences. Assault offences guideline. Our responsees are available here. View Assault offences guideline here. Our responses are available here.
Response to ‘What next for the Sentencing Council?’ consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s ‘What next for the Sentencing Council?’ consultation View Consultation here. Our responses are available here.
