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Sentencing Council

Aims to ensure a consistent approach to sentencing, demystify court processes

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Feb 5, 2026

How have conviction and sentencing rates for communications offences changed year‑by‑year across the last decade, by offence type?

Government time‑series published by the and analysed in recent parliamentary briefing show that for communications offences — principally section 1 of the and section 127 of the — have fallen substant...

Jan 15, 2026

How do UK sentencing guidelines determine penalties for online hate speech and aggravated offences?

UK sentencing for online hate speech and aggravated offences is governed by a mix of statutory offences, uplift rules and detailed Sentencing Council guidance: specific racially or religiously aggrava...