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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Jenrick to vow to scrap Sentencing Council over ‘two-tier justice’ claims

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick will pledge to abolish the Sentencing Council when he addresses the Conservative Party conference (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Robert Jenrick will vow to abolish the Sentencing Council when he addresses the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday.

The shadow justice secretary is expected to set out plans to put ministers in charge of sentencing policy, arguing that the current situation has resulted in a “two-tier nightmare” with people treated differently by the courts.

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