At present, the public consultations conducted by the Sentencing Council on changes to guidelines represent one of the principal means by which the public can engage with the sentencing process. The Council does valuable work in engaging stakeholders in their consultations. However, their limited resources mean the Council only receives a small number of submissions from the public.

At present, the public consultations conducted by the Sentencing Council on changes to guidelines represent one of the principal means by which the public can engage with the sentencing process. The Council does valuable work in engaging stakeholders in their consultations. However, their limited resources mean the Council only receives a small number of submissions from the public. Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Paragraph: 99 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 21. Common Platform, launched in 2016, is a case progression system that records certain aspects of a criminal court case’s journey. It has been integral to the HMCTS Reform programme, and is currently live in 226 courts, equating to 100% of all criminal courts. The Platform has handled over 536,000