About Us

The Council was established in October 2015 as an independent, advisory body.

Aims and accountability

This page tells you all about the Scottish Sentencing Council, who we are accountable to and how we fit in to the justice system.

Meetings

All the agendas, minutes and public papers for meetings of the Scottish Sentencing Council since it was established

Recruitment

Find out about current vacancies and the process for recruiting members to the Council

Who We Are

Read more about our Council memberhsip, secretariat staff and the work of our Council committees.

FAQ

If you have a question about the Scottish Sentencing Council, the answer may well be here

Committees

All the information about the Council's committees can be found here

Meeting dates

Meetings are scheduled on the following dates in 2020: 9 October and 11 December. (Note: meetings scheduled on 20 March and 05 June were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.)

Meetings