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Sentencing Council Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Jonathan O'Brien · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 1 Feb 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes a Sentencing Council with 14 members (8 judges, 6 non-judges) to produce sentencing guidelines promoting consistency across courts while preserving judicial independence.
- Requires courts to follow Council guidelines unless doing so would contradict justice; Council must assess resource impacts (prisons, probation, youth justice) of sentencing policies.
- Council publishes guidelines after public consultation, monitors their effects, and produces annual reports; Minister reviews the Council's operation within 5 years of establishment.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil1 Feb 2017
Debates
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