The council’s guidelines for judges said a pre-sentence report would usually be needed before sentencing someone of an ethnic, cultural or faith minority, alongside other groups such as young ...

A row over pre-sentence reports has erupted after guidelines were changed to recommend them for criminals from an ethnic, cultural or faith minority. The Sentencing Council has set out the ...

A pre-sentencing report complies all history of a defendant—including criminal, personal, educational, employment, health, etc.—allowing the court to provide appropriate and fair sentences.