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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.

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Sentencing young people guideline one-year review (1mb)

Research and Analysis
23rd January 2025
A research report on the review of the sentencing young people guideline's operation during its first year in force.

Unacceptable actions policy (220kb)

Governance
20th December 2024
Scottish Sentencing Council - Unacceptable actions policy as approved at the Council's meeting in December 2024.

Mental health and sentencing conference report (478kb)

Engagement
5th December 2024
A report summarising the presentations and discussions at the Council's conference, Mental health, neurodivergence, and learning disability in sentencing, held in August 2024.

Judicial perspectives of mental health and sentencing (425kb)

Research
5th December 2024
An issues paper presenting the findings of judicial research carried out by the Council exploring the challenges in sentencing offenders with mental health and related issues.

Literature review: The sentencing of stalking offences in Scotland (631kb)

Research
20th November 2024
This literature review examines the sentencing of stalking offences in Scotland. The commissioned literature review, conducted by researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Law, examines charging options in relation to the offence.
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