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Sentencing Trends in England and Wales (2002-2022)

A new analysis of sentencing trends between 2002 and 2022 has been conducted by the Sentencing Academy. This...

Kalisher/Sentencing Academy Internship

I am extremely pleased to have been awarded the Kalisher/Sentencing Academy Internship for this year. I have...

Multi-year funding from the Dawes Trust

The Sentencing Academy is pleased to announce that it has received additional multi-year funding from the...

Refusal to Attend Sentencing

Dr Gabrielle Watson In August 2023, former neonatal nurse, Lucy Letby, refused to attend her own sentencing...

Mental Health Awareness

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we would like to highlight an Issue paper that we shared last year by...

Desistance and Sentencing: A Review of Research

By Dr Annie Bunce   • Desistance is the cessation of offending by those with previous patterns of...

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Sentencing Event – 29 March 2023 – Nottingham Law School

By Gavin Dingwall, Senior Research Fellow and Sarah McManus, Director of Operations The Sentencing Academy was...

Prison Overcrowding and Operation Safeguard: Resultant Changes to Sentencing Practice

By Georgia-Mae Chung   Overcrowding in adult male prisons is a significant problem affecting the criminal...

Knife Crime Prevention Orders: A Review of Associated Practical Issues

The Sentencing Academy has published a new paper by our Kalisher Trust intern, Georgia-Mae Chung, exploring...

New Trustee Appointments

We are excited to announce the appointment of two new trustees to our Board.   Anna Draper is a former...

Current Issues in Sentencing, Policy and Research: A Summary

Following the well-attended Sentencing Seminar on the 13 January 2023 looking at current issues in sentencing...

Sentencing Seminar Summary 2023

Following the well-attended Sentencing Seminar on the 13 January 2023 looking at current issues in sentencing...

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Consultation Responses

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    …

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…

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…

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.  …

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)…

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…

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…

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    …