Policy Document

Justice That Works: Report of the Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission

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Citation

Evans M, Graham H, Smith L, Jamieson C, Mackie D, Dyer C & Penal Policy Commission Sa (2026) Justice That Works: Report of the Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission. Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission. Edinburgh, Scotland.: The Scottish Government. https://www.gov.scot/publications/justice-works-report-scottish-sentencing-penal-policy-commission/documents/

Abstract
This final report and recommendations are the collective effort and output of the independent Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission in Scotland. This Commission is made up of the Chair, Martyn Evans, and five Commissioners, Hannah Graham, Lynsey Smith, Cathy Jamieson, David Mackie, and Catherine Dyer, and a Commission Secretariat. The report was published on 6th February 2026 in Edinburgh.

StatusPublished
FundersScottish Government
Publication date28/02/2026
Publication date online28/02/2026
PublisherThe Scottish Government
Publisher URLhttps://www.gov.scot/…ssion/documents/
Place of publicationEdinburgh, Scotland.
ISBN978-1-80643-678-1

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Dr Hannah Graham

Dr Hannah Graham

Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology