Britain's government on Tuesday introduced legislation to block new sentencing guidelines taking into account a defendant's ...

Sir Keir Starmer is ready to change the law to block “two-tier” sentencing rules after judges defied him by keeping them in ...

New two-tier sentencing rules were suspended last night ... The move came after Cabinet infighting delayed new legislation designed to block the introduction of the controversial new policy.

The Government has vowed to fight the Sentencing Council over making it harder to send people from ethnic minorities to jail ...

Guidelines for courts could have led to criminals receiving different sentences depending on gender, age, religion and ...

It was not quite at the eleventh hour – but it wasn’t too far off. The Sentencing Council has tonight decided to delay the ...

The Sentencing Council has delayed the implementation of new sentencing guidelines that could have led to criminals getting ...

Government threatened to block rules that could have enabled criminals from minority backgrounds to avoid jail ...

The Sentencing Council confirmed tonight that these guidelines have been suspended - after Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she would introduce legislation to block them coming into effect.

The Sentencing Council is reportedly to bow to massive political pressure drop new 'two-tier' guidance for courts that critics say discriminate against white criminals. The law body had been ...

London (AFP) – Britain's government on Tuesday introduced legislation to block new sentencing guidelines taking into account a defendant's ethnic or cultural background, on the grounds it would ...