Controversial sentencing guidelines that were due to come into force on Tuesday have been delayed after a political backlash. The Sentencing Council, the independent body that sets out sentencing ...

The Government brought forward the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill after new guidelines for judges to consider a criminal’s ethnicity before sentencing prompted claims of a ...

The Government brought forward the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill after new guidelines for judges to consider a criminal’s ethnicity before sentencing prompted claims of a “two-tier ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Changes are coming to federal sentencing guidelines unless Congress votes against them.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood had promised to introduce legislation to block the changes (Ben Whitley/PA) Plans for new sentencing guidelines for offenders from minorities have been delayed ...

In a statement, the Sentencing Council said its chairman, Lord Justice William Davis, met Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday morning. In the meeting, Lord Davis indicated the guidelines ...