Ashley Fox MP criticises Sentencing Council in Parliament

Ashley Fox MP criticises Sentencing Council in Parliament

Ashley Fox MP has spoken in support of emergency legislation brought forward by the Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood.

Burnham-On-Sea MP Ashley Fox: 'Law must treat everyone the same, no exceptions'

Burnham-On-Sea MP Ashley Fox has spoken in support of emergency legislation brought forward by the Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood, to prevent the introduction of sentencing guidelines that could have led to unequal treatment before the courts based on race, religion or cultural background. The Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill was introduced after the Sentencing Council proposed new guidance that would have encouraged judges an…