London (AFP) – Britain's government on Tuesday introduced legislation to block new sentencing guidelines taking into ... In October 2022, a report by a top UK lawyer and the University of ...

Britain's government on Tuesday introduced legislation to block new sentencing guidelines taking into account a ... In October 2022, a report by a top UK lawyer and the University of Manchester found ...

Plans for new sentencing guidelines for offenders from minorities have been delayed after the Government announced draft legislation to block the changes following a row over claims of a “two ...

The Sentencing Council has suspended plans for new guidelines which could have led to different sentences depending on someone’s age, sex and ethnicity. The Sentencing Council’s decision to suspend ...

The government plans to change the law so it can overrule Sentencing Council guidelines following a row over "two-tier justice", Sky News understands. The independent Sentencing Council ...

The Government will introduce a law change in Parliament this week to override guidance on how offenders from minorities should be sentenced. The Sentencing Council refused a request from Justice ...

Over the last few weeks, the government and the independent body in charge of sentencing have been locked in a row over new guidelines that say characteristics like ethnicity and gender should be ...

such as illegal entry into the UK, deception and possession of false ID documents. He said: "The guidelines the Sentencing Council have drafted will blow a hole in border enforcement. Yet again ...

Hundreds of convicted illegal migrants will avoid deportation because of lax Sentencing Council guidelines ... could range from illegally entering the UK to deception and possession of false ...

A proposed sentencing guideline in England and Wales has Brits and social media users roiling over a policy they say would introduce a two-tier justice system that unfairly discriminates against white ...

It comes after the Sentencing Council refused a request from Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to reconsider its new instructions for judges. The guidelines, which come into effect on Tuesday ...