Part 4Sentencing
Chapter 1Sentencing Council for England and Wales
Other functions of the Council
129Promoting awareness
1
The Council must publish, at such intervals as it considers appropriate—
a
in relation to each local justice area, information regarding the sentencing practice of the magistrates’ courts acting in that area, and
b
in relation to each location at which the Crown Court sits, information regarding the sentencing practice of the Crown Court when it sits at that location.
2
The Council may promote awareness of matters relating to the sentencing of offenders by courts in England and Wales, including, in particular—
a
the sentences imposed by courts in England and Wales;
b
the cost of different sentences and their relative effectiveness in preventing re-offending;
c
the operation and effect of guidelines under this Chapter.
3
For the purposes of subsection (2), the Council may, in particular, publish any information obtained or produced by it in connection with its functions under section 128(1).