The Sentencing Council has announced that it is commissioning a research project into any potential for its work to cause disparity in sentencing.
Lexis®Library update: The review is being commissioned through the Ministry of Justice Sourcing Portal and bidders must be registered to access the relevant documents. Academics, research providers and third sector organisations working with groups with lived experience of sentencing are encouraged to register.
The research will consider:
- language used
- factors
- offence context
- expanded explanations
- structure of sentencing guidelines
- whether any aspects of the guideline development cycle could have implications for equalities and disparity in sentencing
- how the Sentencing Council can engage with underrepresented groups to increase awareness and understanding of sentencing guidelines
Source: Commissioning research: is there potential for the Council’s work to cause disparity in sentencing?
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