For the most recent criminal statistics for England and Wales:
www.justice.gov.uk/publications/criminalannual.htm (2006, published November 2007)

Magistrates' Association:
www.magistrates-association.org.uk

Sentencing Advisory Panel, Sentencing Guidelines Council, and the Sentencing Newsletter:
www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk

Judicial Studies Board:
www.jsboard.co.uk

Sentencing Commission Working Party (2008) Report: Sentencing Guidelines in England and Wales: An Evolutionary Approach, London: Ministry of Justice.
www.justice.gov.uk/docs/sentencing-guidelines-evolutionary-approach.pdf

For recent SGC Guidelines:
Sentencing for fraud – Statutory offences (Nov 2009)
Attempted murder (July 2009)
Theft and burglary in a building other than a dwelling
See: http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/guidelines/council/final.html

The Sentencing Advisory Council for Victoria, Australia. The site gives the following:
“The Sentencing Advisory Council is an independent statutory body that was established in 2004 under amendments to the Sentencing Act 1991. The functions of the Council are to:

• provide statistical information on sentencing, including information on current sentencing practices
• conduct research and disseminate information on sentencing matters
• gauge public opinion on sentencing
• consult on sentencing matters
• advise the Attorney-General on sentencing issues
• provide the Court of Appeal with the Council's written views on the giving, or review, of a guideline judgment.”

www.sentencingcouncil.vic.gov.au/