What is this consultation about?
The Sentencing Council proposes to amend its existing sentencing guidelines for child cruelty offences, to reflect recent changes to the statutory maximum penalties. These offences are:
Causing or allowing a child to die or suffer serious...More
The Ministry of Justice is seeking the views of residents and businesses on proposed plans to expand HMP Fosse Way.
Having reviewed where we may be able to provide extra places to keep up with demand, we believe it would be possible to expand HMP Fosse Way using the northern...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales.
The UK Government asked the Law Commission to make recommendations for reform to ensure that the law is capable of accommodating both crypto-tokens and other digital assets in a way which allows...More
This document sets out the Government’s proposal to introduce a requirement to attempt mediation for all proceedings allocated to the small claims track of the County Court. This is the case management process that applies to most types of claims valued under £10,000, although the level is...More
What is the Sentencing Council?
The Sentencing Council is the independent body responsible for developing sentencing guidelines which courts in England and Wales must follow when passing a sentence. The Council consults on proposed guidelines before they come into force and makes...More
The Law Commission for England and Wales invites responses to its remote driving issues paper published on 24 June 2022.
The Law Commission is considering the law surrounding remote driving, where a person outside a vehicle uses wireless connectivity to control a...More
This consultation proposes new fees to ensure that immigration legal aid fees properly reflect the changes coming to the immigration system.
The government invites all interested in the delivery of legally-aided asylum and immigration services to respond to this consultation on new...More
A consultation on the unspent convictions eligibility rule of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012.
This consultation seeks to gather views on whether or not to revise the unspent convictions eligibility rule of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the Scheme). ...More
What is this consultation about?
The Sentencing Council is proposing to issue two guidelines for the offence of the sale of knives etc to persons under 18 contrary to section 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; one for sentencing individuals and one for sentencing...More
What is this consultation about?
The current sentencing guideline for animal cruelty, which can be found here , encompasses offences contrary to the following sections of the Animal Welfare Act 2006: section 4 (unnecessary suffering), section 8 (fighting, etc.) and section 9 (breach...More
What is the Sentencing Council?
The Sentencing Council is the independent body responsible for developing sentencing guidelines which courts in England and Wales must follow when passing a sentence. The Council consults on proposed guidelines before they come into force and makes...More
The Deputy Prime Minister has launched an urgent call for evidence in response to the challenges presented by the increasing use of a form of litigation known collectively as SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
SLAPPs can be characterised as an...More
In February 2019, the government announced a review of the means test for legal aid as part of the Legal Support Action Plan.
This review has considered the legal aid means tests in the round, including the income and capital thresholds for civil and criminal legal aid eligibility, wider...More
In December 2021 the department published Sir Christopher Bellamy QC’s independent review into criminal legal aid. This explored what is working well and what more could be done to improve criminal legal aid for providers and the public.
We want to:
Use legal aid to...More
This consultation seeks views on the government’s proposals to continue to permit outdoor civil marriages and civil partnerships on approved premises, and to permit outdoor religious marriages in the grounds of places of worship.
Since July 2021, couples have been able to have their...More
The Government has now issued an Easy Read version and an audio version of the consultation.
We will be allowing for extensions until 19 April only for those who would be assisted by an Easy Read or audio version in order to respond. This includes organisations who solely or greatly...More
This consultation seeks to understand how we can improve victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system across England and Wales.
This consultation is the first significant step towards a landmark ‘Victims’ Law’ - a Bill which will build on the foundations provided by the...More
It is a long-held legal principle that an adult must have proper legal authority to access or deal with property belonging to another adult. Where an adult has mental capacity, this legal authority can be provided by an ordinary power of attorney. Where the adult lacks mental capacity the...More
The Ministry of Justice is seeking evidence on the role and features of the online system in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), which will be used to inform the future policy on legal aid fees.
The Ministry of Justice welcomes responses from all interested...More
The Need for Further Changes to the Terrorism Guidelines
In March 2018 the Sentencing Council published the first package of terrorism sentencing guidelines. They came into force on 27 April 2018 and covered the following offences:
Preparation of Terrorist Acts...More
The Ministry of Justice is seeking the views of residents and businesses on proposed plans for two new prisons in the Braintree District.
Having reviewed a number of sites across the country, we believe that land at the Wethersfield Air Base Site in Braintree would be an...More
What is this consultation about?
The Sentencing Council has been in existence for over ten years and has built up a large body of sentencing guidelines that are in use in courts throughout England and Wales. There are inevitably issues that arise with existing guidelines over time and...More
This Call for Evidence is seeking evidence on Dispute Resolution from all interested parties, the judiciary, legal profession, mediators and other dispute resolvers, academics, the advice sector, court users. We are particularly interested in collecting evidence from individuals or...More
The lasting power of attorney (LPA) was introduced in 2007. It was designed to provide more flexibility and greater protections than its predecessor, the enduring power of attorney (EPA). However, the world is changing and people increasingly want to access services digitally. Digital...More
The Ministry of Justice is seeking the views of residents and businesses on proposed plans for a new prison near Market Harborough.
Having reviewed a number of sites across the country, we believe that land next to HMP Gartree, near Market Harborough would be an appropriate...More
What is the Sentencing Council?
The Sentencing Council is the independent body responsible for developing sentencing guidelines which courts in England and Wales must follow when passing a sentence. The Council consults on its proposed guidelines before they come into force and makes...More
The Ministry of Justice is seeking the views of residents and businesses on proposed plans for a new prison in Chorley.
Having reviewed a number of sites across the country, we believe that land next to HMP Garth and HMP Wymott in Chorley may be an appropriate location for a new...More
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is consulting on the reserved matters of the new prison at Full Sutton.
Following outline planning permission being granted in 2019, MoJ would now like to consult on the reserved matters of the new prison build with the local community, so...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. If you would like to respond to this consultation in Welsh, please click here .
The current legislation relating to coal tips does not provide an effective management framework for...More
What is the Sentencing Council?
The Sentencing Council is the independent body responsible for developing sentencing guidelines which courts in England and Wales must follow when passing a sentence. The Council consults on proposed guidelines before they come into force and makes...More