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.
Scottish Sentencing Council Annual Report 2023-24 (6mb)
The Scottish Sentencing Council's 2023-24 Annual Report was submitted to the Scottish Ministers on 18 October 2024 and laid before the Scottish Parliament on 23 October 2024.
Views on sentencing domestic abuse (612kb)
A study commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council examining victims' views and experiences of sentencing for domestic abuse.
Rape offences - consultation document (621kb)
Rape offences - consultation document
Rape - draft sentencing guideline (232kb)
Rape - draft sentencing guideline
Rape of a young child - draft sentencing guideline (211kb)
Rape of a young child - draft sentencing guideline