Painting by numbers: the Scottish Sentencing Council’s guideline on The Sentencing Process

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Abstract

Examines the Scottish Sentencing Council's publication, "The Sentencing Process: Sentencing Guideline", which has applied to all courts in Scotland since 22 September 2021, setting out a sequence of eight actions which courts should follow to reach a sentencing decision. Considers the sentencer's duty to "have regard" to the guidelines.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2-6
Number of pages5
JournalGreens Criminal Law Bulletin
Volume2021
Issue number174
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Scotland
  • Scottish Sentencing Council
  • Sentencing guidelines

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