For Courts — Sentencing+
Sentencing+ helps courts leverage local options, improve transparency and make every community sentence count.
A multi-agency platform for courts, probation, local authorities and local service providers — coordinating community sentencing options in real time.
Built for modern community sentencing
From over-reliance on monetary sanctions to a transparent, evidence-informed sentencing model.
75% of the low-level offences reviewed by magistrates result in a fine or compensation of under £250. It costs the police and courts over £4,000 to process and issue each case, questioning value for money and impact. Ever fewer cases are resolved by community sentences that address the behaviours leading to offending.
The Sentencing Act 2026, by removing custodial sentences of less than 12 months for all but exceptional cases, creates further imperative to design and implement meaningful community sentences which address root causes of offending and give victims confidence that suitable amends have been made and justice delivered.
Courts need confidence that community-based options are available, suitable and deliverable. The challenge is not whether community sentences can work, but how to give sentencers better visibility of local provision, individual need, risk and progress.
Sentencing+ from Make Time Count helps courts, probation, local authorities and service providers coordinate community sentencing options in real time — supporting recommendations, local referrals, progress tracking and feedback.
The shift in community sentencing
Moving sentencing from a single decision to active, transparent delivery.
Sentencing+ helps courts and justice partners close the visibility gap between sentence and outcome.
Four core outcomes
Better options. Better confidence. Better outcomes.
Sentencing+ supports four core outcomes for courts and their justice partners.
Increased sentencing options
Identify appropriate community-based options based on offence type, individual circumstances, history, risk and assessed needs.
Improved confidence
Give courts and partners better visibility of the services available locally, the referrals made and the progress achieved.
Reduced reoffending
Link people to relevant interventions, support and supervision to address the underlying needs that can drive offending behaviour.
Greater transparency
End-to-end tracking enables courts and partners to understand whether conditions, appointments, referrals and interventions are being completed.
From sentencing decision to local delivery
Built to support the full pathway — assessment, recommendation, referral, monitoring and feedback.
Evidence-informed recommendations
Support sentencing recommendations based on the offence, individual profile, history, risk and needs assessment.
One-click referrals to local services
Faster referrals into approved local services, reducing delay and improving access to relevant support.
Real-time progress tracking
Authorised partners see attendance, engagement, completion and outcomes — improving confidence in delivery.
Supporting courts and partners
Designed for multi-agency justice delivery.
Sentencing+ creates a shared operating picture — helping partners make community sentencing more visible, coordinated and accountable.
Connecting partners across
Better information. Better decisions. Better outcomes.
What Sentencing+ supports.
Sentencing recommendations
Use structured information about offence, needs, risks, history and local service availability to inform appropriate options.
Local service visibility
A clearer view of local interventions, eligibility criteria, availability and referral routes for courts and probation.
Fast referrals
Simple, structured referrals into local services — reducing administration and improving the speed of engagement.
End-to-end tracking
Track referral status, attendance, engagement, completion and outcomes across the sentence journey.
Court transparency
Real-time visibility of progress, helping courts understand whether community sentences are being delivered effectively.
360-degree feedback
Capture feedback from users, providers and partners on every interaction — improving quality, accountability and learning.
Sentencing+ in practice
One platform. Every community justice use case.
Community sentence recommendations
Help probation and court partners identify appropriate local options linked to assessed need, risk and offending behaviour.
Alternatives to fines
Improve visibility of meaningful local interventions where fines alone may not address underlying needs or reduce future offending.
Unpaid work & local projects
Support allocation, attendance tracking, feedback and completion monitoring for unpaid work and community payback activity.
Treatment & support pathways
Enable referrals into substance misuse, mental health, housing, employment, education and family support services.
Restorative & reparative activity
Support structured options that help people repair harm, engage with services and build positive community connections.
Progress reporting
Provide clearer information on attendance, compliance, engagement and outcomes for authorised court and justice partners.
Sentencing Command
A shared view of options, progress and impact.
Sentencing Command gives courts and justice partners a single view of community sentencing activity across people, services and local delivery pathways — and helps answer the questions that matter:
Why courts and justice partners choose Make Time Count
Not just a referral tool. A practical sentencing command capability for modern community justice.
We turn complex justice pathways into clear, coordinated and measurable activity.
- Improve visibility of local community sentencing options
- Support evidence-informed recommendations
- Reduce reliance on limited or default sentencing choices
- Connect people quickly to appropriate local services
- Track attendance, engagement and completion
- Provide greater transparency to courts
- Capture feedback and outcomes across the sentence journey
- Strengthen confidence in community justice
Make Time Count with Sentencing+
Ready to strengthen your community sentencing capability?
Speak to Make Time Count about how Sentencing+ can support courts, probation and local community justice partnerships.