Why is a Pre Sentence Report important?
Your Pre Sentence Report will help the Judge to decide on the most suitable sentence for you. The person writing your Pre Sentence Report will explain all the different sentences to you. Therefore it is important for you to keep your appointments with the person writing your report. Who will see the report? • you • your parents if they have been interviewed • your social worker if you have one • your solicitor • your barrister the Crown Prosecution barrister • the Judge • the clerk who works in the court • probation staff • youth offending service officers. If you feel that anything in the report is unfair or untrue tell the person who wrote it and tell your barrister. Your barrister will be able to tell the Judge how you feel and why. Your report will not be read out loud in court, but the Judge may ask questions or comments on it. If you are sentenced to a Community Punishment Order, a Detention and Training Order or a long custodial sentence (known as a section 90 or 91), a copy of
