Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...
Oh yes, we learn a hundred pages later, that he ‘retrained as a lawyer’ – with whom he shared the occasional mouse-infested ...
The Conservative government has spent over £80 million fighting legal challenges against the Home Office on immigration, exceeding the total spent in 3 previous years combined, according to a report ...
The report tracks changes to the way police perpetrated domestic abuse (PPDA) has been addressed by the police nearly five ...
An inspection of a prison where a third of inmates are under 25 has found almost 80% of prisoners are using drugs while behind bars. The report into HMP/YOI Hindley, near Wigan, found in April 2024 ...
HMP Rochester’s “failure in its purpose” has led an Urgent Notification – the first for a Category C Prison. The unannounced inspection carried out by HMIP in August led to the issue of an Urgent ...
A new report advocates a ‘holistic defence’ model for the criminal justice system, arguing this would lead to less prison time, less recidivism, and cost less money. Holistic defence, most common in ...