Further Resources
Links to official sources where sentencing information, statistics, and data are regularly shared.
The Ministry of Justice issues quarterly Criminal Justice Statistics, which includes statistics on out of court disposals, prosecutions and all sentencing outcomes.
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The prison population and total prison capacity is released weekly, every Friday.
Statistics on women and the criminal justice system are released biennially.
Youth justice statistics, covering children and young people aged 10-17, are released on an annual basis.
The Ministry of Justice also issues quarterly Offender Management Statistics, which includes statistics on the prison population, prison receptions and releases and offenders being supervised in the community.
Statistics on ethnicity and the criminal justice system are released biennially.
Statistics on sentencing for knife and offensive weapons offences are published quarterly.
Statistics on proven reoffending are released quarterly.
The Sentencing Council is another great resource to learn more about sentencing, including their research reports and sentencing myths.