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Caitlin Doherty

Justice Secretary ‘considering all her options’ on Sentencing Council – minister

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood speaking during the official opening of HMP Millsike – the new Category C jail in Yorkshire which will deliver 1,500 prison places. Picture date: Thursday March 27, 2025. - (PA Wire)

The Justice Secretary is “considering all her options” when it comes to the Sentencing Council, a Home Office minister has suggested.

Dame Angela Eagle said Shabana Mahmood is “considering the best way to make progress” after the body refused a request to reconsider its guidance on how offenders from minorities should be sentenced.

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