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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 December 2025
Debate
Sentencing BillContribution
It thus preserves a safety valve. In the very unlikely event that—despite the research, the publication of a draft, the wide general consultation, the express involvement of the Lord Chancellor, his representative at the council, and the involvement of the Justice Select Committee—the Sentencing Council persists in a guideline that both the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor think completely wrong-headed, they can stop it.
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