As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, this consultation has been extended and will now run until 28 May 2020.
Being a victim of crime can be life-changing, and how people are treated within the justice system can make a huge difference to their ability to cope and recover. As Victims’...More
Why Drug offences?
The Sentencing Council’s Drug Offences Definitive guideline came into force in February 2012. It includes guidelines for sentencing offences of importation/exportation, supply, possession with intent to supply, production, permitting premises to be used, and...More
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) is considering whether amendments should be made to Civil Procedure Rules Part 81 concerning the practices and procedures on contempt of court.
Given the wide-ranging nature of the rules on contempt, this is a cross-jurisdictional,...More
What is this consultation about?
The Sentencing Council has received suggestions from guideline users in magistrates’ courts on improvements that could usefully be made to guidelines and the explanatory materials that accompany them. The Council has considered these helpful...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.
The consultation questions are drawn from our second consultation paper published as part of a three-year review of automated vehicles. For more information about this...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 government is consulting on proposals to change the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme. The aim of these proposals is to ensure that the Scheme is sustainable into the future, in order to maintain this vital service for those who need it.
The key proposals in this consultation are: ...More
Why Terrorism Again?
The Sentencing Council issued a package of definitive terrorism guidelines in March 2018 which came into effect on 27 April 2018. At the time of developing the current guidelines, the Council was aware that the Government was contemplating changes to...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales.
Shares and bonds are increasingly held through a system of “dematerialisation” and “intermediation”. In other words, most paper certificates have been replaced by a system in which most investors “own”...More
The Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC) established a judicially-led working group (the Costs Working Group) in November 2018 to undertake a review, and to engage in ‘blue sky thinking’ in relation to the functioning of the current costs regime in financial remedies cases, and, where...More
This is a joint public consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.
The Law Commissions are reviewing the law and regulation of surrogacy. Surrogacy is the practice of a woman (the "surrogate") agreeing to become pregnant, and deliver a baby,...More
Becoming a victim of crime is often a traumatic experience, which can have a profound and deeply personal impact on the victim. How people are treated immediately after a crime, and subsequently within the justice system, can make an important difference, not just in helping them play their...More
Progress update
The call for evidence has now closed and the panel are considering the vast amount of evidence gathered. They aim to publish their findings in the coming months.
A Progress Update can be found in the Related section of this page detailing the panel’s work to date...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
A stillbirth is a tragedy which has a profound effect upon bereaved families. We are committed to ensuring that, wherever possible we do all we can to ensure that when such a tragedy occurs, lessons are learnt and changes made to prevent avoidable stillbirths in the future.
Our...More
A stillbirth is a tragedy which has a profound effect upon bereaved families. We are committed to ensuring that, wherever possible we do all we can to ensure that when such a tragedy occurs, lessons are learnt and changes made to prevent avoidable stillbirths in the future.
Our...More
This is a consultation on extending Fixed Recoverable Costs in civil cases in England and Wales, following Sir Rupert Jackson’s 2017 report.
Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) prescribe the amount of damages that can be claimed back from a losing party in civil litigation; they are a way of...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 government is conducting a short, focused consultation to seek views on a revised medical reporting process for unrepresented claimants. As part of its whiplash reform programme, the government is making changes via the Civil Procedure Rules to increase the small claims track...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales.
Topic of this consultation:
This consultation paper reviews the Immigration Rules in order to identify the underlying causes of their complexity, and to identify principles under which they can be...More
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (“CPRC”) is responsible, under the provisions of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”), for making rules of court governing the practice and procedure to be followed in the High Court and the County Court, and to do so with a view to securing...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales.
The right to manage (“RTM”) was introduced to give leaseholders control over the management of their buildings. Leaseholders can set up an RTM company, which can then acquire the landlord’s management...More
This survey accompanies the consultation on exercising the right to manage (“RTM”) being conducted by the Law Commission for England and Wales.
The purpose of this survey is to collect information on leaseholders' experiences of the current RTM process. This information will provide part...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales.
Commonhold is an alternative form of property ownership which allows homeowners to own the freehold of their flats. Our commonhold project looks at aspects of the law of commonhold which may be...More
The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 , covering England and Wales, is designed to protect and empower people who may currently lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment; or who have capacity but wish to make preparations for a time when they may lack...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.
We are reviewing the regulatory framework for the safe deployment of automated vehicles in the UK.
We recommend that consultees read the consultation paper ...More
This call for evidence asks about people’s experiences of the 2014 reforms which regulate how enforcement agents (bailiffs) operate.
The government is conducting the second post-implementation review of regulations which were introduced in 2014 to regulate the operation of enforcement...More
The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 was passed to help families and others trying to cope with the effects of a disappearance of a loved one.
The Act creates a legal framework for those left behind to secure the appointment of a trusted person to use and look after the property...More
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales.
The project addresses the problem of shared and exclusive jurisdiction in the fields of discrimination and employment law. This has generated boundary issues between the courts and the Employment...More
This leaseholder survey (link below) accompanies the main response form for the leasehold enfranchisement consultation that is being conducted by the Law Commission for England and Wales. That response form can be accessed at: ...More