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.
Statutory offences of causing death by driving - public consultation analysis (753kb)
Independent analysis of responses to the Scottish Sentencing Council's public consultation on the draft death by driving guideline by Alison Platts and Dawn Griesbach.
Statutory offences of causing death by driving - report on public consultation exercise (2mb)
This report sets out the Council’s views on some of the most common matters raised during the public consultation exercise on the draft death by driving guideline and gives an indication of how the guideline submitted to the High Court will differ as a result.
Written evidence to community sentencing inquiry (97kb)
The Council's written evidence to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee inquiry into community sentencing.
Community sentencing stakeholder event (253kb)
A report of an event held with stakeholders from across Scotland hosted by the Scottish Sentencing Council in March 2022 on the subject of community sentencing.
Revised methodology - How guidelines are developed (319kb)
This paper sets out how the Scottish Sentencing Council develops sentencing guidelines.