Sentencing Council for England and Wales

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales develops sentencing guidelines for courts to promote consistency and transparency in sentencing. It also monitors the use of guidelines and advises the government on sentencing matters.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.

Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

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Appointment of a non judicial member to the Sentencing Council

Thursday, 22 September 2016

The Lord Chancellor today announced the appointment of Chief Constable Simon Byrne as the new non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council....

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