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Draft minutes of March 2025 meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council
The draft minutes of the Council’s meeting held in Parliament House, Edinburgh on 21 March are now available.
Public consultation launched for Scotland’s first offence sentencing guideline - on death by driving
The Council is holding a public consultation on Scotland’s first offence guideline, covering offences of causing death by driving.
New sentencing guidelines marked in Council’s 2021-22 annual report
Writing in the Council’s 2021-22 annual report, which was published and laid before the Scottish Parliament on 12 October 2022, Lady Dorrian recognised the significance of the two guidelines developed by the Council which cover the process of sentencing, and sentencing young people.
Sentencing Council issues report following public consultation on first draft guideline
The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a report on its public consultation on the Principles and Purposes of Sentencing guideline, ahead of submitting the guideline to the High Court of Justiciary for approval.
