Shabana Mahmood rejects sentencing changes after ‘two-tier’ claims
EPAThe attorney general called for the cancellation of the plan, which would make the background of criminals in minority groups a bigger factor in determining whether to incarcerate.
Shabana Mahmood called for a sentencing committee to turn the way after the Conservative Party accused laborers of oversight of “two-tier justice”, where prison sentences are unlikely to be against ethnic or religious minorities.
On Wednesday, the Council was independent, but sponsored by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) – New Judge Guidelines released Designed to avoid prejudice and reduce crime.
But Mahmood said she would write to leaders to “register my dissatisfaction and suggest turning the change around”.
“As someone I personally come from a minority background, I do not represent any differential treatment for anyone,” Mahmood said.
“Under my watch, there will never be two-layer sentencing methods.”
The latest sentencing guidelines will come into effect from April, with more emphasis on the need for pre-judgment reports for judges.
The pre-verdict report provides the judge with detailed information about the criminal’s background, motivation and personal life – and then suggests penalties, as well as punishments that are most suitable for recovery.
But in recent years, their use has decreased.
It is recommended that magistrates and judges distribute punishments with other young people, survivors of abuse and pregnant women before punishing someone of minority or belief minority groups.
The Council said these factors are not an exhaustive list. If a person does not belong to one of these kind, a pre-sentence report is still needed.
Shadow Attorney General Robert Jenrick said in a social media post that the new norms are biased against “anti-white people.”
“Under the leadership of two layers of Keir (Starmer), our judicial system will have anti-white and anti-Christian biases,” he said.
He believes that the pre-verdict report is “the first step to avoiding imprisonment.”
Earlier Wednesday, Jenrick told the House of Commons that the changes were “an inversion of the rule of law” that would impose “custody judgments” on those in “minorities, cultural minorities or ethnic minorities in faith”.
Official number It shows that criminals from ethnic minorities always receive longer sentences than white criminals.
When the Council was considering reforms between November 2023 and February 2024, it also consulted for the change in the previous government’s judgment.
In public, Mahmoud dismissed Jenrik’s claim – telling members of Congress that there will never be a “two-layer sentencing method” under the “labor government.”
She waited for a few hours before announcing on social media that she asked the sentencing committee to cancel the change.
Before Mahmood called for scrapped changes, the Sentencing Committee said the changes were intended to ensure the courts obtain complete details about the offenders and ensure consistency of sentencing.
The Council’s analysis found that criminals from some minority backgrounds were More likely to accept harsher sentencesS is used for drug crimes.
The Council found that prison penalties for ethnic minority offenders were longer, partly due to partly to pleas.
Lord William Davis, chairman of the Judgment Council, said the latest guidelines will ensure that the court has “the most comprehensive information” before ruling the punishment.
He said they considered “evidence on differences in sentencing outcomes, shortcomings faced within the criminal justice system, and the complexity of individual offenders.”
The Prison Reform Foundation said the “very good reason” to change sentencing guidelines.
Mark Daly, deputy director of the charity, told Radio 4’s world tonight: “This has always been a factor in the sentencing persons, and in this guide, it only reflects the fact that if we look at the results of sentencing, there will be disproportionate facts.
“So we already know that if you come from a minority background, you are more likely to be detained for the same crime, especially for certain types of crimes, such as drug crimes, rather than white people.”
He added: “The current dispute seems to me to be a little stormy in the teacup.”
In other reactions to the Sentencing Committee’s announcement, Janey Starling, co-director of the Feminist Movement Group, said the changes were a “huge milestone” for the eventual incarceration of pregnant women and mothers.
Liz Forrester, born from the group without prison, said it finally recognizes the “fatal impact” of prisons on babies and pregnant women.
