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Sentencing Council to suspend guidelines at centre of ‘two-tier’ justice row in England and Wales
UK government threatens to override independent body with fast-track legislationFinancial Times - 3d -
Sentencing guidelines ditched after 'two-tier' row
It comes after the government said it would pass an emergency law to override the guidance.BBC News - 3d -
Government to table law overriding sentencing rules after 'two-tier' justice row
The new legislation comes in response to a row over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.BBC News - 4d