sec.199Functions of council

### sec.199 Functions of council The functions of the council are— if asked by the Court of Appeal, to give the court the council’s views, in writing, about the giving or reviewing of a guideline judgment; and if asked by the Attorney-General, to advise the Attorney-General on matters relating to sentencing; and to give information to the community to enhance knowledge and understanding of matters relating to sentencing; and to publish information about sentencing; and to research matters about sentencing and publish the outcomes of the research; and to obtain the community’s views on sentencing and matters about sentencing. To help in performing its functions, the council may consult with, and ask for information from, the judiciary, government departments and other entities. statistical information about crime held by a government department In this section— publish includes give information to the judiciary, government departments and other entities. s 199 prev s 199 ins 2010 No. 48 s 8 om 2012 No. 19 s 17 pres s 199 ins 2016 No. 31 s 5 (sec.199-ssec.1) The functions of the council are— if asked by the Court of Appeal, to give the court the council’s views, in writing, about the giving or reviewing of a guideline judgment; and if asked by the Attorney-General, to advise the Attorney-General on matters relating to sentencing; and to give information to the community to enhance knowledge and understanding of matters relating to sentencing; and to publish information about sentencing; and to research matters about sentencing and publish the outcomes of the research; and to obtain the community’s views on sentencing and matters about sentencing. (sec.199-ssec.2) To help in performing its functions, the council may consult with, and ask for information from, the judiciary, government departments and other entities. statistical information about crime held by a government department (sec.199-ssec.3) In this section— publish includes give information to the judiciary, government departments and other entities. - (a) if asked by the Court of Appeal, to give the court the council’s views, in writing, about the giving or reviewing of a guideline judgment; and - (b) if asked by the Attorney-General, to advise the Attorney-General on matters relating to sentencing; and - (c) to give information to the community to enhance knowledge and understanding of matters relating to sentencing; and - (d) to publish information about sentencing; and - (e) to research matters about sentencing and publish the outcomes of the research; and - (f) to obtain the community’s views on sentencing and matters about sentencing.