Scottish Sentencing Council

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Scott sentenced offenders for various charges in connection with serious organised crime.

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At Paisley Sheriff Court, Sheriff Gill imposed a Community Payback Order on Claire Bellamy, after the offender was found guilty of deliberately hunting a fox using dogs. She was ordered to complete 300 hours of unpaid work.

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson imposed a 10-year prison term on John Callaghan. The offender pled guilty to 29 charges that included theft, housebreaking, weapons, drugs and road traffic offences.

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📣Friday Fact!

A supervised release order (SRO) is a court-imposed order given as a sentence or part of a sentence. It requires an offender to be supervised by a social worker for up to 12 months after they are released from prison.

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At the High Court in Inverness, Judge Pasportnikov imposed an extended sentence of 11 years and six months on James Stewart, after the offender was convicted of sexual offences.

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📣 Friday Fact!

When an offender has pled guilty or been found guilty of an offence, a judge may admonish the offender by warning them not to offend again. The conviction is still recorded but no other penalty is given.

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At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sheriff Andrew McIntyre imposed custodial sentences on three people convicted of assault aggravated by religious prejudice.

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson sentenced Robert Smith to 12 years imprisonment, after the offender pled guilty to two charges including domestic abuse and assault.

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Scott imposed a 14-year extended sentence on Andrew McAdam, after the offender pled guilty to 9 charges involving the sexual abuse of young children.

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At Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, Sheriff More sentenced Marcus Sinclair to 3 years imprisonment after the offender was convicted of engaging in a course of abusive behaviour towards his former partner. https://t.co/s1Is6W5Wkw

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Scott imposed sentences on William Kerrigan, Andrew Rennie and Lee Heron.

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The Council’s 2025-26 annual report is now available to read.

Learn more about our key achievements and progress over the last year and how we are working to promote greater consistency and awareness of sentencing 👉https://t.co/2suXuHNgaF

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge McCartney sentenced Lewis Simpson to 32 months imprisonment after the offender was found guilty of abusing a former partner.

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📣 Friday Fact

Released on licence refers to when an offender is released from prison into the community on certain conditions such as under the supervision of a community based social worker.

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge Alistair Watson imposed a 15-year extended sentence on Campbell Petrie. The offender was guilty of sexual offences against two women. Petrie will serve a 12-year prison term and spend a further 3 years on licence.
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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Arthurson sentenced Martin Wilson to eight years imprisonment, after the offender pled guilty to a charge of assault to severe injury and danger to life and attempted murder.

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At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Cubie sentenced Lennon Hathway to six years imprisonment, after the offender pled guilty to the culpable homicide of Ali Lamb.

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📣 Friday Fact!

An indeterminate sentence does not have a set end point. Examples of indeterminate sentences include:

➡️ Life sentences
➡️ Orders for Lifelong Restrictions (OLRs)

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At the High Court in Glasgow, Lady Poole sentenced Lucy Margaret Newton and Patrick Walton to imprisonment, after the pair were convicted of abduction, assault to injury, and robbery.
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At the High Court in Livingston, Judge Craig imposed an Order for Lifelong Restriction on Amadeusz Giers, after the offender was found guilty of four charges involving sexual and non-sexual violence.

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