Welcome to the Sentencing Advisory Council
The Sentencing Advisory Council is an independent statutory body that was established in 2004 under amendments to the Sentencing Act 1991. The functions of the Council are to:
- provide statistical information on sentencing, including information on current sentencing practices
- conduct research and disseminate information on sentencing matters
- gauge public opinion on sentencing
- consult on sentencing matters
- advise the Attorney-General on sentencing issues
- provide the Court of Appeal with the Council's written views on the giving, or review, of a guideline judgment.
- Today the Sentencing Advisory Council released an update to its July 2006 research paper, Myths and Misconceptions: Public Opinion versus Public Judgment about Sentencing.