News
17.09.2025
Spotlight on sentencing - 6th edition
The Scottish Sentencing Council has released the latest edition of its Spotlight on Sentencing Circular newsletter.
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12.09.2025
Council publishes report on modern slavery and human trafficking in Scotland
The Council has today published a new literature review examining the sentencing of offences involving modern slavery and human trafficking in Scotland.
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04.09.2025
Council releases findings from its Research Symposium
The Council, along with the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, and the Sentencing Academy hosted the Council’s second research symposium on 20 May 2025 at Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh.
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Spotlight on sentencing
09.07.2025
How research shapes Scotland's sentencing guidelines
Dr Nicole Vidal, Principal Research Officer at the Council, provides a unique insight into how research helps to create effective sentencing guidelines.
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13.02.2025
From Bucharest to Scotland: Key Insights from EUROCRIM 2024
In this blog, the Council’s Senior Research Officer, Hannah Downey, discusses her recent visit to 2024’s European Society of Criminology conference.
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03.09.2024
Sentencing criminals who reoffend when released early from prison
A blog from Council member Sheriff Iain Fleming.
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Read about the rights of victims and the services and support available to them across our justice system.
Short videos explaining sentencing for victims of crime and for offenders and their families. Includes easy listen and watch.
As part of the Scottish Sentencing Council’s work to promote awareness and understanding of sentencing, a series of educational resources for Modern Studies teachers has been developed.