Publications
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.
Rape of a young child - draft impact assessment (1mb)
Rape of a young child draft sentencing guideline - draft impact assessment
Victim Survivor Views And Experiences Of Sentencing For Rape And Other Sexual Offences (1mb)
A study commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council examining victims' views and experiences of sentencing for sexual offences.
Inaugural Scottish Sentencing Research Symposium Report (1mb)
Hosted by the Scottish Sentencing Council, the Sentencing Academy, and the University of Glasgow on 24 November 2023.
Revised standing orders - December 2023 (294kb)
Revised standing orders of the Scottish Sentencing Council as approved at the Council's meeting in December 2023.
Statutory offences of causing death by driving - impact assessment (562kb)
This document fulfils the Scottish Sentencing Council’s statutory duty to provide an assessment of the costs and benefits to which the implementation of a guideline is likely to give rise, and an assessment of the likely impact of the guideline on the criminal justice system in general.