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Significant progress on rape sentencing guidelines highlighted in Council's Annual Report 2024-25

Annual Report, Governance
23rd October 2025

The Council has made significant progress towards the finalisation of sentencing guidelines on rape offences, according to its annual report, which has been published today

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