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A Smarter Approach to Sentencing

This White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for important changes to the sentencing and release framework in England and Wales.

Last fetched 04 May 2026 · gov.uk

Documents

A Smarter Approach to Sentencingapplication/pdf Changes to Release Policy for Serious Offenders - Annex Aapplication/pdf Overarching Equalities Statementapplication/pdf Overarching Impact Assessmentapplication/pdf Impact Assessment - Changes to Release Policy for Serious Offendersapplication/pdf Impact Assessment - Changes to Detention and Training Ordersapplication/pdf Impact Assessment - Reform of the Adult Out of Court Disposals Frameworkapplication/pdf

At a glance

TypePolicy paper

First published16 Sept 2020

Last updated16 Sept 2020

Organisations

Ministry of Justice

Topics

Courts, sentencing and tribunalsSentencing reform

Source

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