Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Deferred
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Ensure statutory duty to publish sentencing information in individual courts is fulfilled.
Conclusion
Data on sentencing in individual courts will help the public to understand sentencing trends in their local area and is likely to help to stimulate local media interest and reporting. The Sentencing Council and the Ministry of Justice should work together to ensure that the statutory duty to publish information on sentencing in individual courts is fulfilled. We would ask that the Ministry of Justice and the Sentencing Council provide an update on what progress has been made on fulfilling this duty six months after the publication of this report.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response deflects the recommendation about fulfilling the statutory duty to publish sentencing data in individual courts by instead detailing the existing practice of broadcasting judges' sentencing remarks in Crown Courts and live-streaming cases from the Court of Appeal, aimed at public education.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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25. Section 129 of the Coroners Act places a duty on the Sentencing Council to publish and promote awareness of matters relating to sentencing. The Council will respond to this recommendation.
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