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Data from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service reveals that rapists in Scotland are, on average, serving less than six years for their crime. The figure, shared by Victoria Young, the Scottish Sentencing Council’s advocate member, comes as new draft sentencing guidelines for rape offences go out to consultation. Writing in The Herald, Ms Young says each case requires "challenging and difficult decision-making at the point of sentencing." She said the new guidelines would help judges to "decide the most appropriate sentence in these sensitive and complex cases, and will serve to inform victims and the public about sentencing." Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service data show that over the past four years, the average number of court disposals for rape was 98 per year, an increase from 57 for the previous four-year period. The consultation on the guidelines will run until October 18th.
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