The Latest Breaking News from Shabana Mahmood

It’s no wonder many people on welfare are starting to look back on the last government with affection

In echoes of last summer’s riots, the government is again being accused of enabling a “two-tier” justice system in the UK. The current row is over new guidance published by the Sentencing Council, the independent public body that advises judges and magistrates on sentencing.

Prime minister’s comments come ahead of speech on state reform and expected Whitehall job cuts

Serco has repeatedly come under fire for delays in fitting offenders with tags since it took over the Ministry of Justice’s tagging contract in 2023.

The Sentencing Council told Shabana Mahmood that if ministers ‘dictated’ guidance to courts it would undermine judicial independence.

Comes as Sentencing Council write a letter angrily rejecting minister’s claim that they have created a ‘two tier’ justice system

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has written to the independent body to make clear her ‘displeasure’ and call for changes to be reconsidered.

Watchdog warns that move, which also includes domestic abusers, must be closely watched to keep public safe

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called for controversial new sentencing guidelines to be scrapped “as soon as possible.”

The guidelines say courts should always order a pre-sentence report when considering a prison term ‘unless it considers that it is unnecessary’.

Lord chancellor announces move follows claims that new sentencing rules discriminate against white men