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

The members of the Sentencing Council have been pushed into a humiliating climbdown – but it may well be too late to save ...

The Sentencing Council confirmed tonight that these guidelines have been suspended - after Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will review the role of the Sentencing Council following a "two-tier" justice ...

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales, which provides guidelines to judges on punishments, suspended on Monday plans ...

Britain’s “FBI” has warned the Sentencing Council that its guidelines are letting off money launderers too lightly.

The Justice Secretary said ‘all must be equal before the law’ as the Government introduced a Bill following a row over ...

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

The row broke out after the body in charge of sentencing set guidelines saying ethnicity and gender should be considered ...

In a sense I am also grateful to the Sentencing Council. The decision to stand firm on its changes to sentencing guidelines ...

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 ...