A project underway since 2014 has delivered a Bill in the UK Parliament that aims to simplify sentencing practice. With benefits for both judges and practitioners alike, the consolidation of sentencing practice into one code may also have the unintended but no less valuable benefit of demystifying sentencing for a wider audience, relevant in the context of the widespread coverage of high profile and sensitive matters on social media
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New sentencing code unveiled in UK Parliament
The Code will bring the sentencing procedural law that courts rely on into one place, with a clear and logical structure, making it more accessible for the public, judiciary and practitioners.
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📖The statute book on sentencing contains some 1300 pages of complex & overlapping law.
— Ministry of Justice (@MoJGovUK) March 5, 2020
Today, we will put a Sentencing Code before Parliament that will:
⚖️Clarify laws
✅Avoid errors
📈& Improve efficiency at hearings
Find out more on the legislation👇https://t.co/knDMHl89rv pic.twitter.com/yd2xCqVnqS
With my ex-justice policy hat on: this is really quite a big deal. Courts have made pretty sharp remarks about the complexity of sentencing law: making it easier to understand (even as it changes in future) is good for sentencers and for public confidence. https://t.co/62o1EvWbBF
— Douglas Dowell (@dowell_douglas) March 5, 2020
This is a welcome announcement. The law governing sentencing is overly complex and the proposed Sentencing Code should provide much-needed clarity, helping to improve both consistency of sentencing decisions and public confidence in the justice system https://t.co/xwGgInDZrq
— Magistrates Association (@MagsAssoc) March 5, 2020
Can we now have a criminal code too? https://t.co/ItUOsvTzRQ
— Matthew Happold (@MatthewHappold) March 5, 2020
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