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Minutes of 3 September meeting
The draft minutes and public papers from the Scottish Sentencing Council meeting, held on Monday 3 September, have now been published.
New summary sheriff member
Andrew McIntyre has been appointed as the Scottish Sentencing Council’s new summary sheriff member.
Causing death by driving offences - Literature review
Dr Rachel McPherson and Professor Cyrus Tata, from the Centre for Law, Crime & Justice at Strathclyde University, were commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council to carry out a literature review examining current sentencing practice and knowledge around causing death by driving offences.
Summary sheriff member appointed
Jillian Martin-Brown has been appointed as the Scottish Sentencing Council’s new summary sheriff member.
First sentencing guideline approved by High Court
The High Court of Justiciary today approved Scotland’s first sentencing guideline, which sets out the general principles and purposes of sentencing for all offences.