
‘Two-tier justice’ row: Government plans to change law to overrule Sentencing Council | Politics News
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, which sets out sentencing guidance to courts in England and Wales, has been at odds with Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood for weeks after it updated its guidance. It…