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Lord Paddick (Non-Afl)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 March 2025

Debate

Sentencing Council Guidelines

Contribution

My Lords, can the Minister explain why judges requesting a pre-sentence report because they might not fully understand the background of those from different ethnic or social groups and might want to fill any gaps in their knowledge amounts to two-tier justice?

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