Judges to consider softer sentences for ‘deprived’ criminals.
New guidelines branded ‘extremely patronising’ amid fears they will create discrimination against the middle classes
Charles Hymas, HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR3 April 2024 •
Judges have been told to consider more lenient sentences for offenders from “deprived” or “difficult” backgrounds.
The Sentencing Council, the official body responsible for setting guidelines for judges and magistrates, has for the first time spelt out “mitigating” factors relating to disadvantage that courts should consider before passing sentence.
The guidelines on “difficult and/or deprived background or personal circumstance” state that these factors include poverty, low educational attainment, experience of discrimination and insecure housing.
The council went ahead with the changes, which took effect on Monday, despite warnings from Alex Chalk, the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, who said the guidance was “patronising,” and “inaccurate,” and risked making poor schooling and poverty excuses for offenders to commit crimes. DT.
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