Public can be reassured this does not change the principles that judges follow on sentencing. @TheCriminalBar

If fresh guidance is given to judges to consider postponing dates for sentencing for some defendants convicted of crimes while still on bail, public can be reassured this does not change the principles that judges follow on sentencing, the sentencing guidelines that are followed and in particular sentencing for serious violent offences including sexual violence that require immediate custody. Chair Tana Adkin KC

The over-riding duty of any Government is to safeguard its citizens from harm. Judges will continue to uphold that basic principle when faced with the current challenges our criminal justice system is experiencing. Chair Tana Adkin KC in Daily Express.