PART 1

SENTENCING

The Scottish Sentencing Council

Ministers’ power to request that sentencing guidelines be prepared or reviewed
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1
The Scottish Ministers may request that the Council consider—
a
preparing, for the approval of the High Court of Justiciary, sentencing guidelines on any matter, or
b
reviewing any sentencing guidelines published by the Council.
2
The Council must have regard to any request made by the Scottish Ministers.
3
If the Council decides not to comply with a request made by the Scottish Ministers, it must provide the Scottish Ministers with reasons for its decision.