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.
Views on sentencing domestic abuse (612kb)
A study commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council examining victims' views and experiences of sentencing for domestic abuse.
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.
Fraud sentencing: a systematic literature review (5mb)
A literature review by Dr Rebecca Fish, Alice Mills, Georgina Bahri, Dr Deborah Powney, Dr Emily Cooper, Dr Clare Scollay, Professor Sarah Kingston, School of Justice, The University of Central Lancashire.
Sentencing assault offences literature review (831kb)
A literature review by Carly Lightowlers, Senior Lecturer Criminology, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, and Professor Melissa Hamilton, Professor of Law & Criminal Justice, School of Law, University of Surrey.