Meetings
On this page you can find all the agendas, minutes and public papers for meetings of the Scottish Sentencing Council since it was established in September 2015.
Council meetings take place at least 4 times per year.
Our Standing Orders state that minutes of meetings will be published in draft form no later than 15 working days after a meeting, and will be tabled at the next meeting for approval. Agendas and appropriate meeting papers will also be published alongside draft minutes, within 15 working days of a meeting. Once approved, minutes will be published in final form.
At the start of each meeting, we will decide which of the meeting papers are appropriate for publication. For example, as detailed in the Standing Orders, papers which provide legal advice, contain documents in draft, or contain information submitted to the Council in confidence will not be published.
Please click here to find out about the various committees of the Council.
2021 meetings
29 March 2021
The 20th meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on Friday 19 March by video conference.
Paper 2.1D Sentencing Process - Act of Adjournal
Paper 6.2A Correspondence, complaints, and FOISA report
11 June 2021
The 21st meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on Friday 11 June by video conference.
Paper 6.1A Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report
8 October 2021
The 22nd meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on Friday 8 October at the Radisson Blu, Edinburgh.
Paper 7.2A Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report
3 December 2021
The 23rd meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council will take place on Friday 3 December at the Risk Management Authority, Paisley.
2020 meetings
20 March 2020
The eighteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council was due to take place on Friday 20 March 2020. As a precaution and in light of challenges around the COVID-19 outbreak, this meeting was cancelled.
05 June 2020
The eighteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council was due to take place on Friday 05 June 2020. As a precaution and in light of challenges around the COVID-19 outbreak, this meeting was cancelled.
09 October 2020
The eighteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 09 October 2020 by video conference.
Paper 3.1C sentencing young people - draft guideline
Paper 5.1A Correspondence, complaints, and FOISA report
11 December 2020
The nineteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 11 December 2020 by video conference.
Paper 6.2A Records management plan
Paper 6.3A Correspondence, complaints, and FOISA report
2019 meetings
06 December 2019
The seventeenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 06 December 2019 at the Tribunals Centre, Glasgow.
Paper 7.2A - Records management plan
Paper 7.4B - Correspondence, complaints, and FOISA report
03 October 2019
The sixteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 03 October 2019 at HMP Edinburgh
Paper 4.2A - Public Perceptions of Sentencing Report
Paper 7.1B - Correspondence, complaints and FOISA report
02 May 2019
The fifteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 02 May 2019, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Paper 7.1A - Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report.pdf
01 March 2019
The fourteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 01 March 2019, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Paper 5.1C - Guide to Information as revised February 2019
Paper 5.2B - Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report
2018 meetings
10 December 2018
The thirteenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 10 December 2018, at the Scottish Crime Campus, Gartcosh.
Minutes and papers
Paper 6.2B Expenses Scheme for Members
Paper 6.3B - Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report.pdf
03 September 2018
The twelfth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 03 September 2018, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and papers
6.3B - Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report
11 June 2018
The eleventh meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 11 June 2018, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and papers
2.5 - 2018 NASC Conference draft agenda
4.2 - 2018-19 Research Priorities
4.4 - Research Committee Revised Remit
5.2 Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report
05 March 2018
The tenth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 05 March 2018, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and papers
5.3 Correspondence, Complaints and FOISA report
2017 meetings
11 December 2017
The ninth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 11 December 2018, at Dundee Sheriff Court, West Bell Street, Dundee.
Minutes and papers
5.4 - Correspondence, complaints and FOISA report
22 September 2017
The eighth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 22 September 2018, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and papers
5.3 Correspondence, complaints and FOISA report
06 June 2017
The seventh meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 06 June 2018, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and papers
5.3 Correspondence, complaints and FOISA report
06 March 2017
The sixth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 06 March 2018, at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and papers
4.2 Correspondence, complaints and FOISA report
2016 meetings
12 December 2016
The fifth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 12 December 2016, at Airdrie Sheriff Court, Graham Street, Airdrie.
Minutes and papers
3.2 Guideline Methodology Amendments to The Sentencing Process
4.1A Paper to Research Ctee - Literature review and YO project
5.2 Correspondence, complaints and FOISA report
14 September 2016
The fourth meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 14 September 2016 at Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and papers
1.4A Communications Committee Draft Remit
1.4B Research Committee Draft Remit
3.2 Final Annual Report 2015-16
20 June 2016
The third meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 20 June 2016 in Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and Papers
2.6A - 2016 NASC Annual Conference Draft Agenda
07 March 2016
The second meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 07 March 2016 in Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and Papers
4.1A - SG consultation on a criminal offence of domestic abuse
2015 meeting
14 December 2015
The first meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council took place on 14 December 2015 in Parliament House, Edinburgh.
Minutes and Papers
1.3 FOISA and Records Management
2.2 report on sentencers' views (FINAL)
3.1A Sentencing Guidelines Around the World
3.1D Principles and purposes of sentencing
5.1A Correspondence with Petitions Committee on PE1572
5.1B SPICe briefing on petition PE1572