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Celebrating one Month of the Sentencing Hub

December 18, 2025

One month ago, we launched our Sentencing Hub – a new online resource designed to make information on...

The Sentencing Hub is Live

November 18, 2025

The Sentencing Academy is proud to have produced the Sentencing Hub, which went live on Monday 17th November...

The Future of Deferred Sentencing

November 18, 2025

In conjunction with the Centre for Justice Reform at City University, the Sentencing Academy has just...

Event: Perspectives on the 2025 Sentencing Bill

October 16, 2025

Hosted by the UCL Faculty of Laws’ Centre for Criminal Law in collaboration with the Sentencing Academy, this...

Public Opinion and the Language of Sentencing

September 22, 2025

The Sentencing Academy has published a new report, authored by Rory Kelly, Julian V. Roberts, Jonathan Bild...

Finance and Accounting Trustee Vacancy

September 18, 2025

The Sentencing Academy is seeking to appoint a Finance and Accounting Trustee to our Board of Trustees to join...

The new Sentencing Bill

September 15, 2025

The Sentencing Academy welcomes David Lammy as the new Lord Chancellor, and Baroness Alison Levitt and Jake...

A Legislative Presumption Against the Use of Short Prison Sentences

July 4, 2025

In its response to the Gauke Sentencing Review, the government has indicated its intention to introduce a...

Sentence Reductions for Assisting the Police and Prosecution

June 30, 2025

By Fee Robinson Read the full paper here: Sentence Reductions for Assisting the Police and Prosecution...

Sentencing Academy welcomes the final report of the Independent Sentencing Review

May 22, 2025

The Sentencing Academy welcomes today’s final report of the Independent Sentencing Review. It is clear that...

Measuring Sentence Inflation in England and Wales

April 27, 2025

The Sentencing Academy has published a new analysis, authored by Jose Pina-Sánchez, Julian V. Roberts and...

Briefing: Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill

April 14, 2025

Background On 1 April 2025, the Government published the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill. It...

Newsletter Archive

Consultation Responses

Response to the call for evidence on homicide law

The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the call for evidence on homicide law. Our response is…

October 31, 2025

Response to the Independent Sentencing Review Call for Evidence

The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Independent Sentencing Review Call for Evidence. Our response is…

January 9, 2025

Response to Sentencing Council consultation on the Imposition guideline

The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on the revised Imposition guideline. Our…

February 2, 2024

Response to Ministry of Justice consultation on Murder Sentencing

The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on Murder Sentencing. Our response…

February 1, 2024

Response to Sentencing Council consultation on Miscellaneous Amendments to Sentencing Guidelines

The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on the 2023 Miscellaneous Amendments to the Sentencing…

November 29, 2023

Response to Sentencing Council consultation on the Totality guideline

The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on revisions to the Totality guideline. …

January 11, 2023

Response to consultation on the Perverting the Course of Justice and Witness Intimidation Guideline

The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the consultation on the Perverting the Course of Justice and Witness Intimidation…

June 22, 2022

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. …

September 3, 2021

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…

August 19, 2021

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…

March 26, 2021

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. …

January 8, 2021

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…

September 29, 2020