Sentencing body defends changes after 'two-tier' row
The row was triggered after the Sentencing Council, which advises judges and magistrates on the complexities of prison terms ...
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Lord Chancellor's powers under threat
The Lord Chancellor's powers to appoint judges and Queen's Counsels appeared to be under fresh threat today following the "cash for wigs" affair. Lord Irvine has been accused of "damaging the ...
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Lord Hague inaugurated as university chancellor
William Hague will be formally inaugurated as Oxford University chancellor today. Lord Hague will become the 160th recorded chancellor in the University's history and will succeed Lord Patten of ...
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Lord Chancellor to retire on £90,000-a-year
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, is set to get a £90,000-a-year pension when he retires, it was disclosed today. The Sun, under the front page headline "Insult", said that Lord Irvine would also ...
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Member Reappointed to Family Procedure Rule Panel
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Robert Edwards as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee. The ...
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Westminster update: lord chancellor announces record courts investment
Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: record courts investment, justice spending and the Border Security Bill.
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Government should abolish Sentencing Council, Tory MP suggests
Speaking in the Commons, justice minister Sir Nicholas Dakin told MPs: “The Lord Chancellor (Ms Mahmood) was clear about her ...