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Keep up to date with what is happening around sentencing in England and Wales.

Take a look at what the Sentencing Academy have been involved with recently and what we have planned.
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SA Head of Research Vacancy
The Sentencing Academy is a charitable incorporated organisation created in 2019 to promote more effective sentencing practices and to...
Sep 1, 2023


Refusal to Attend Sentencing
Dr Gabrielle Watson In August 2023, former neonatal nurse, Lucy Letby, refused to attend her own sentencing hearing for the murders of...
Aug 27, 2023


Mental Health Awareness
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we would like to highlight an Issue paper that we shared last year by Ailbhe O’Loughlin looking...
May 19, 2023

The Kalisher Trust/Sentencing Academy Internship
The Kalisher Trust and the Sentencing Academy are delighted to offer the opportunity for an outstanding candidate to undertake an...
May 19, 2023

Desistance and Sentencing: A Review of Research
By Dr Annie Bunce • Desistance is the cessation of offending by those with previous patterns of criminal behaviour. Desistance is a...
Apr 26, 2023

Knife Crime Prevention Orders: A Review of Associated Practical Issues
The Sentencing Academy has published a new paper by our Kalisher Trust intern, Georgia-Mae Chung, exploring the practical issues arising...
Mar 13, 2023


New Trustee Appointments
We are excited to announce the appointment of two new trustees to our Board. Anna Draper is a former Kalisher Trust intern at the Academy...
Mar 10, 2023


Current Issues in Sentencing, Policy and Research: A Summary
Following the well-attended Sentencing Seminar on the 13 January 2023 looking at current issues in sentencing policy and research in...
Mar 6, 2023


Sentencing Seminar Summary 2023
Following the well-attended Sentencing Seminar on the 13 January 2023 looking at current issues in sentencing policy and research in...
Mar 2, 2023


The Sentencing Academy Thesis Award 2023
Please find the application form below:
Feb 22, 2023


The Sentencing Academy Thesis Prize
The Sentencing Academy is delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s thesis prize is Lewis Bocking for his dissertation...
Dec 16, 2022


Fines: A review of the sanction, its use and operation, and research evidence
By Dr Jay Gormley • Criminal fines are the most common criminal sanction and account for about 75% of principal sanctions issued by...
Nov 1, 2022
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Newsletter Archive

October / November 2022 Newsletter
The October / November 2022 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here
Nov 30, 2022

August / September 2022 Newsletter
The August / September 2022 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here.
Sep 30, 2022

June / July 2022 Newsletter
The June / July 2022 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here.
Jul 29, 2022

April / May 2022 Newsletter
The April / May 2022 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here.
May 31, 2022

February / March 2022 Newsletter
The February / March 2022 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here.
Mar 31, 2022

December 2021 / January 2022 Newsletter
The December 2021 / January 2022 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here.
Jan 31, 2022

November 2021 Newsletter
The November 2021 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here.
Nov 30, 2021

October 2021 Newsletter
The October 2021 edition of our newsletter can be viewed here.
Oct 29, 2021
Newsletter Archive
Consultation Response
Consultation Responses


Response to Sentencing Council consultation on the firearms importation offences guideline
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on the firearms importation offences guideline...
Sep 3, 2021


Responses to Sentencing Council consultations on sexual offences guideline and burglary offences
The Sentencing Academy has submitted responses to the Sentencing Council’s consultations on the sexual offences guideline. View sexual...
Aug 19, 2021


Response to the Sentencing Council’s modern slavery offences consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on a guideline for modern slavery offences. View...
Jan 8, 2021


Response to the Sentencing Council’s unauthorised use of a trade mark consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on a guideline for unauthorised use of a trade...
Sep 29, 2020


Response to the Sentencing Council’s assault offences consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on an updated guideline for assault offences. ...
Sep 14, 2020


Response to ‘What next for the Sentencing Council?’ consultation
The Sentencing Academy has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council’s ‘What next for the Sentencing Council?’ consultation View...
Sep 8, 2020
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