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Sentencing Academy Events

The Sentencing Academy has a range of events taking place this year.

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Mental Health and
Sentencing

6 Mar, 14:00 – 15:30
Room LMB/002A Law & Sociology Building,
East Campus, University of York, York
YO10 5GD, UK

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Mental Health and
Sentencing

6 Mar, 14:00 – 15:30
Room LMB/002A Law & Sociology Building,
East Campus, University of York, York
YO10 5GD, UK

In conjunction with University of York.
REGISTER NOW

News

Key trends in the use of the principal sentences, 2009-2019

We have published the first publication in our new series of statistical bulletins. The bulletin examines the...

Ethnicity and Custodial Sentencing: June 2021

By Julian V. Roberts and Jonathan Bild   • Over the past 30 years a number of official reports have...

Community Orders: March 2021

By Dr Eoin Guilfoyle   • The Community Order (CO) is one of the non-custodial sentencing options available to...

Out Of Court Disposals: February 2021

By Cerys Gibson   • Out of court disposals (OOCDs) have long been viewed by advocates to be an efficient and...

Essex lorry deaths: Sentencing 39 counts of manslaughter

Ronan Hughes, Gheorghe Nica, Maurice Robinson and Eamonn Harrison were today sentenced for 39 counts of...

The Effectiveness Of Sentencing Options: January 2021

By Melissa Hamilton   • Reducing re-offending is one of five key sentencing objectives in England and...

Whole Life Orders: Attorney General’s Reference

What is a Whole Life Order?   When imposing a life sentence (which is mandatory on conviction for murder but...

Sentence Reductions For Guilty Pleas

By Jay Gormley, Julian V. Roberts, Jonathan Bild and Lyndon Harris   All common law jurisdictions offer...

Victim Personal Statements and Sentencing: November 2020

By Elspeth Windsor and Julian V. Roberts   This report describes the current status of the Victim Personal...

New Community-Based Alternatives to Imprisonment

Popular conceptions of imprisonment entail admission to prison for a continuous period. Some offenders are...

Sentencing during the pandemic: What are the options?

As activity in the courts begins to increase after the lockdown period, the question of what impact the...

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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    …