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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Hughes

Ministers mull axing Sentencing Council as law to reverse guidance is drawn up

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

A new law to reverse “damaging” guidance on the sentencing of offenders from minorities will not be passed before Easter, despite the Government’s promise to rush it through Parliament.

The guidance, which has led to accusations of “two-tier justice”, comes into force on Tuesday.

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