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Ahead of the forthcoming public consultation on its draft sentencing of young people guideline, the Scottish Sentencing Council has published a paper which explores public perceptions of youth offending and sentencing.

The draft minutes from the Scottish Sentencing Council meeting held on Friday 6 December 2019 have now been published and are available to view here.

The Scottish Sentencing Council held a consultation workshop on the sentencing of young people at the Scottish Youth Parliament’s 70^th National Sitting in October last year.

The Scottish Sentencing Council has today published a report following a roundtable discussion it held with stakeholders on the sentencing of people with mental welfare difficulties.

Sentencing should take account of compelling evidence that the brain does not fully mature until at least the age of 25, according to a review of research undertaken by the University of Edinburgh on behalf of the Scottish Sentencing Council.