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Draft minutes of March 2022 meeting of the Scottish Sentencing Council
The draft minutes of the Council’s meeting held in Edinburgh last month are now available.
New animated videos on sentencing young people guideline
The Scottish Sentencing Council has published three short animated videos about its sentencing young people guideline.
Scottish Sentencing Council publishes report on the challenges of sentencing offenders with mental health issues
To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, the Scottish Sentencing Council has today published a new research report reviewing the challenges of and approaches to sentencing offenders with mental health issues.
Scottish Sentencing Council publishes report on challenges of comparing sentencing across jurisdictions
The Scottish Sentencing Council has today published a new research report reviewing the challenges of comparing sentencing across jurisdictions.
Forfar Problem-solving Court
Sheriff Jillian Martin Brown has written a blog about the problem-solving court in Forfar. In it she talks about the specialist approach the court takes to sentencing many of the women and young men convicted of summary (less serious) offences.