‘Eight out of 10 people in the UK caught with images of children being sexually abused avoid going to jail, the head of the National Crime Agency has revealed.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) still has “a long way to go” on diversity, its chief executive has said – although its gender and ethnicity pay gaps are shrinking.’
Legal Futures, 13th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A review of 302 domestic homicides recorded in a four-year period has found that the majority of those killed had been “hiding in plain sight”, having made contact with the police, health services and other public agencies before their death.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thousands of rehabilitated ex-prisoners serving long-since abolished indefinite sentences will become eligible to have their licence period terminated earlier as part of new reforms.’
Ministry of Justice, 28th December 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘One of England’s biggest police forces remains “institutionally racist” and must do more to tackle the problem, a leading equality advisor has said.’
BBC News, 28th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Women dealing with severe mental illness are still being jailed despite prisons being “ill-equipped” to offer suitable care, a major review has warned.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Seven inmates trapped in prison under indefinite jail terms have taken their own lives since the government refused to resentence them, The Independent can reveal. The prisons watchdog has launched investigations into a string of self-inflicted deaths amid a “worrying rise” in incidents among imprisonment for public protection (IPP) prisoners – with campaigners warning the “hopelessness” associated with the controversial sentences is having tragic consequences.’
The Independent, 19th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The backlog of older cases in the UK asylum system fell by nearly half between July and October, new figures show.’
The Independent, 15th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has blamed a data error after it published figures showing that 150 suspects had been trapped in jail for more than five years while awaiting trial.’
The Independent, 14th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Royal Mail has been fined £5.6m by the regulator for missing its first- and second-class delivery targets.’
The Guardian, 13th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Magistrates are regularly not following the law when jailing people awaiting trial, according to a report being published by legal thinktank Justice today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Magistrates are not following the law when sending thousands of people to jail on remand, exacerbating the prison overcrowding crisis in England, a report suggests.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland said he was “horrified and furious” over failings in a system designed to protect possible victims of domestic violence.’
BBC News, 6th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has published his second annual report on the Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs), of which he states he has “long been a supporter”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A police force is reviewing thousands of applications made under Clare’s law, which gives people the right to ask whether a partner has a violent past, after it came to light that wrong or incomplete information has been given.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Suicide and serious violence have risen by nearly a quarter in men’s prisons in England and Wales, with self-harm skyrocketing to an all-time high in the women’s estate, as the government scrambles to ease the strain on jails overcrowded to breaking point.’
The Independent, 26th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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