News

The time an offender has spent on electronically monitored (tagged) bail (EM bail) will be able to be treated as time served for sentencing purposes under new legislation coming into force on 1 July 2024.

The Council has released a new video on community sentencing in Scotland, with various contributors sharing their views and experiences.

Sheriff Jillian Martin Brown has written a blog about the problem-solving court in Forfar. In it she talks about the specialist approach the court takes to sentencing many of the women and young men convicted of summary (less serious) offences.

Read the blog.

A pilot ‘alcohol court’ has been launched in Glasgow, aiming to deliver sentences tailored to help change offenders’ behaviour.

The Council has published a mythbuster to help address some common sentencing misconceptions and provide information on topics including community sentences and prison release.