PART 1SENTENCING

The Scottish Sentencing Council

11The Council's power to provide information, advice etc.

1

The Council may—

a

publish or otherwise disseminate information about sentencing matters,

b

provide advice or guidance of a general nature about such matters,

c

conduct research into such matters.

2

In this section, “sentencing matters” means—

a

sentencing guidelines,

b

the practice of the courts in relation to sentencing, and

c

any other matter relating to sentencing.