Downing Street happy to dip its toe into culture wars in row with Sentencing Council
No 10 concerns over sentencing guidelines are genuine but it also hopes to win admirers from its tough approach to quangoStarmer ‘disappointed’ as Sentencing Council rejects calls to review ‘two-tier’ justice rulesFrom one perspective, having a stand-up row with an organisation meant to advise the government on a key policy area is a bit unseemly. But it is fair to say that Downing Street is ready – you could even say happy – to take on the Sentencing Council.Therow over a review of sentencing guidelines for England and Wales escalated on Friday after the Sentencing Council rejected government demands that it U-turn over a plan for judges to take account of pre-sentence reports before jailing people from ethnic or religious minorities. Continue reading...
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No 10 concerns over sentencing guidelines are genuine but it also hopes to win admirers from its tough approach to quango
From one perspective, having a stand-up row with an organisation meant to advise the government on a key policy area is a bit unseemly. But it is fair to say that Downing Street is ready – you could even say happy – to take on the Sentencing Council.
Therow over a review of sentencing guidelines for England and Wales escalated on Friday after the Sentencing Council rejected government demands that it U-turn over a plan for judges to take account of pre-sentence reports before jailing people from ethnic or religious minorities. Continue reading...
