Minutes of meetings - 2004 Archive

The Sentencing Guidelines Council meet regularly to discuss the latest proposals for guidelines. Read the minutes of these meetings below.

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Minutes of meetings
Date	Description
10 December 2004	Meeting 7 of 2004 Consideration of a sentencing form developed by the Judicial Studies Board to assist sentencers and the probation service with the new sentencing framework. Discussion on possible guidance on the dangerous offender provisions in the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Discussion of the Sentencing Advisory Panel's advice on manslaughter by provocation and the Council's draft guideline on this subject. Meeting 7minutes, PDF format (file size: 43kb)
12 November 2004	Meeting 6 of 2004 Consideration of consultation responses to the 'Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea' draft guideline and discussion about changes to the final guideline. Agreement of the Council's work programme for 2005 and 2006 Consideration of a communications tender for handling publication of the final guidelines. Meeting 6 minutes, PDF format (file size: 251kb)
08 October 2004	Meeting 5 of 2004 Discussion on topics including establishing a focus group and the current list of Sentencing Advisory Panel consultees Agreement of the Council's work programme for 2005 and 2006 Review of the Council's research needs Meeting 5 minutes, PDF format (file size: 198kb)
29-30 July 2004	Meeting 4 of 2004 Discussion on new sentences in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the Sentencing Advisory Panel's Advice and Sentencing Guidelines Council's draft guidelines on the subject Discussion on next steps following presentations on sentencing guidelines and learning from other jurisdictions Note of Presentations made to the Sentencing Guidelines Council on 30th July 2004 (file size: 121kb) Meeting 4 minutes, PDF format (file size: 258kb)
25 June 2004	Meeting 3 of 2004 Presentation about the Sentencing Advisory Panel's work Consideration of the draft guidelines on reduction of sentence for a guilty plea Discussion on revising the draft guidelines on robbery Consideration of the publication of an 'Information for Sentencers' document Meeting 3 minutes, PDF format (file size: 281kb)
23 April 2004	Meeting 2 of 2004 Discussion of the Sentencing Guidelines Council's 'vision' and forward work planning and priorities Discussion of the concept of seriousness and the SAP's Robbery Advice Discussion of sentencing and capacity Review of Court of Appeal guideline judgements Meeting 2 minutes, PDF format (file size: 281kb)
05 March 2004	The Inaugral Meeting of the Sentencing Guidelines Council, 2004 Discussion of the aims and objectives of the Sentencing Guidelines Council Discussion of the implications of Patrick Carter's review of correctional services Deciding forward work planning and priorities Meeting 1 minutes, PDF format (file size: 281kb)