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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.

Provocation in Sentencing Second Edition Released

27 Oct 2009

The Sentencing Advisory Council has released a second edition of the research paper Provocation in Sentencing.