Our Mission

Sentencing News exists to provide clear, accessible reporting on criminal sentencing in the United Kingdom. We cover the news, explain the law, and provide reference material for anyone who needs to understand how sentencing works in England and Wales.

Our audience includes defendants and their families, victims of crime, legal professionals, students, journalists, and anyone with an interest in how courts decide sentences. We aim to be factual, balanced, and useful.

What We Cover

We aggregate and curate news from across the criminal justice sector, including:

• Sentencing outcomes in the Crown Court and magistrates' courts
• Changes to sentencing guidelines
• Prison and custody news
• Appeals and unduly lenient sentence referrals
• Criminal justice reform and policy developments
• Victims' rights and support services

Editorial Independence

Our news feed aggregates stories from a wide range of sources. We do not write or edit the news articles that appear in our feed: they link directly to their original sources. Our original content (guides, reference pages, and FAQs) is written by our editorial team and is clearly distinct from aggregated news.

Who We Are

Sentencing News is published by HCEO LTD, which also operates Sentencing.uk, a sentencing reference platform. While both publications share common ownership, they serve different audiences and purposes:

• Sentencing News is an editorial publication aimed at a general audience, providing news coverage and accessible guides.
• Sentencing.uk is a reference platform with offence-specific sentencing guidelines, a guilty plea calculator, a glossary, legislation pages, and comparisons.

We believe in transparent ownership. You should always know who is behind the publications you read.

Accuracy

We strive for accuracy in all our original content. Our guides and reference pages are based on primary legislation and official Sentencing Council guidelines. However, this publication does not provide legal advice. If you need advice on a specific sentencing matter, please consult a qualified solicitor or contact one of the support organisations listed in our directory.

Contact

To submit a news tip, suggest a correction, or get in touch, see our contact page.