It marked an unbelievably close brush. If the rules had gone ahead, it would have arguably marked the first time in a century that explicit racial preferences were baked into judicial procedure.
To take you back to the start …
On 5 March 2025, the Sentencing Council released new guidelines for how community and custodial sentences should be imposed in England and Wales. What followed stunned both sides of the political aisle.
The guidance instructed magistrates and judges to “normally consider” ordering a pre-sentence report (“PSR”) but only for offenders who are ethnic minorities and/or from “faith minority” communities.
It also included women, those that disclosed they’re trans-identified and those that have “addiction issues.”
The groups that were excluded were offenders who are white, Christian, male, and/or above 25 years old....<<<Read More>>>...
