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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.

The Council is beginning to consider its second Business Plan, covering the period 2018-21.

Read our latest blog on the Alcohol Problem Court launched last year at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

A new series of four introductory videos has been added to our website. The videos explain how judges decide sentences and what sentences are available in Scotland.