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Recommendation 20

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Public engagement with Sentencing Council consultations remains limited due to resource constraints.

Conclusion
At present, the public consultations conducted by the Sentencing Council on changes to guidelines represent one of the principal means by which the public can engage with the sentencing process. The Council does valuable work in engaging stakeholders in their consultations. However, their limited resources mean the Council only receives a small number of submissions from the public.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discussed the Common Platform case progression system, which is unrelated to the recommendation about improving public engagement with Sentencing Council consultations.
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Government Response

The government responded to this report on 18 January 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗