Sentencing Council suspends plans for new guidelines amid ‘two-tier’ justice row
Guidelines could have led to criminals in England and Wales getting different sentences depending on their age, sex and ethnicityThe Sentencing Council has caved to pressure and suspended plans for new guidelines which could have led to different sentences depending on age, sex and ethnicity, as ministers prepare to force through a law to overturn proposals.The climbdown – hours before the guidance would have come into force – comes after a standoff with the Ministry of Justice which will use emergency legislation to override the guidelines, which had provoked claims of a “two-tier” justice system. Continue reading...
Guidelines could have led to criminals in England and Wales getting different sentences depending on their age, sex and ethnicity
The Sentencing Council has caved to pressure and suspended plans for new guidelines which could have led to different sentences depending on age, sex and ethnicity, as ministers prepare to force through a law to overturn proposals.
The climbdown – hours before the guidance would have come into force – comes after a standoff with the Ministry of Justice which will use emergency legislation to override the guidelines, which had provoked claims of a “two-tier” justice system. Continue reading...
