Publications
All information published by the Council, including the Council's business plans and annual reports, can be accessed on this page.
Further details about the classes of information published by the Council, and how to access that information, are available in the Guide to information published by the Scottish Sentencing Council.
Firearms literature review (615kb)
A literature review by Dr Jay Gormley (University of Glasgow), Dr Gabrielle Watson (University of Edinburgh) and Professor Gavin Dingwall, Jade Mouton, Dr Jonathan Bild and Professor Julian Roberts (Sentencing Academy).
Public attitudes to sentences following a guilty plea: findings from a mixed methods research project (607kb)
Authors: Dr Jay Gormley (University of Glasgow); Professor Julian Roberts (Sentencing Academy); and Professor Cyrus Tata (University of Strathclyde). Quantitative Analysis by Ana Vega (University of Leeds).
Evidence to House of Commons Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections (179kb)
The Council's written evidence to the House of Commons Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections.
Scottish Sentencing Council - Media pack (1mb)
The media pack provides information on the sentencing process, how decisions are made and the different types of sentences available to courts. There is also information on our sentencing guidelines and those that are currently in development.
Revised standing orders - December 2024 (290kb)
Revised standing orders of the Scottish Sentencing Council as approved at the Council's meeting in December 2024.