The independent body that issues guidelines on sentencing is pushing ahead with changes which critics claim could lead to ...

In one of the cases, a white man was convicted of brutally murdering a Latino man. One witness for the prosecution testified ...

The lord chancellor has repeated her promise to 'legislate as necessary' following the Sentencing Council's rejection of her ...

When you do this, it’s the most incredible thing, as a lawyer, to see the person that you represented, that you believed in, ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will write to the council to "register my displeasure" and recommend reversing the change, after the Tories accused her of overseeing "two-tier justice".

The government has threatened to override the body advising judges in England and Wales in a row over how ethnic minority ...

The research used by the Sentencing Council to justify its proposed “two-tier” justice rules stops short of saying that ethnicity has a significant impact on sentencing outcomes. However, the ...

The legislation would stagger new judgeships over a decade across multiple presidents starting in 2025 with President Donald ...

The Sentencing Council will look again at arguments against its new guidelines after critics said they would create a "two-tier" justice system.

There is a substantial body of research pointing to disparities in sentencing outcomes between white offenders and those from ethnic minorities. The systematic sentencing of ethnic minority ...