The Act Commentary on Sections Part 4 - Sentencing Section 127: Resource implications of guidelines
587.When the Council issues draft or definitive guidelines it must publish an accompanying resource assessment of the impact of the implementation of the guidelines, setting out the impact on the resources required for the provision of prison places, probation and youth justice services.
588.In the case of guidelines issued in the case of urgency, the resource assessment should be published as soon as possible after the guidelines have been issued.
589.The Council must keep its resource assessments under review, and revise them if they become materially inaccurate.