Scottish Sentencing Council

A new research project will examine the attitudes of Scottish survivors of domestic abuse towards the sentencing of offenders. The Scottish Sentencing Council has commissioned Professor Nancy Lombard, a professor in sociology and social policy at Glasgow Caledonian University, to carry out the resea

The Scottish Sentencing Council is holding a public consultation on Scotland’s first offence guideline, which covers offences of causing death by driving. The draft guideline sets out sentencing ranges to assist judges when deciding sentences for the statutory offences involving causing death