Mr Jeffrey Siow, Second Permanent Secretary (Manpower) and Second Permanent Secretary (Trade and Industry) will retire on Apr 2 after 24 years in the public service. The 46-year-old began his ...

Other officials targeted in the latest sanctions include Paul Lam, the city’s secretary of justice. Hong Kong’s top official, Chief Executive John Lee, is already under US sanctions.

Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has accused Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood of 'incompetence' in her handling of the Sentencing Council's guidelines, criticising her ...

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s police chief, justice secretary and other officials over human rights concerns after China clamped down in the financial hub.

But the Sentencing Council confirmed tonight that these guidelines have been suspended - after Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she would introduce legislation to block them coming into effect.

The Justice Secretary confirmed she would introduce the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill to the Commons on Tuesday to block “unacceptable differential treatment”. The House of ...

However, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood disagrees, and has argued the decision amounts to "differential treatment before the law". Although the process of changing the guidance started under the ...

The Justice Secretary is “considering all her options” when it comes to the Sentencing Council, a Home Office minister has suggested. Dame Angela Eagle said Shabana Mahmood is “considering ...