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No sentence increase for man who exploited worker living in shed

Solicitor General Alex Chalk has failed to persuade appeal judges that the sentence given to a man who admitted helping exploit a worker made to live in a horse box, a disused caravan and a cramped shed for 40 years was unduly lenient. Peter Swailes ...

12 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Ex-Radio One DJ has jail term for child sex offences increased

An ex-Radio One DJ who arranged to have sex with vulnerable children in the Philippines has had his jail term increased from 12 years to 18 years by Court of Appeal judges. Mark Page, 63, who worked at the station in the 1980s, had been given a ...

10 Jun 2022 at 14:09

Family to meet new Justice Secretary over release of daughter’s killer

The mother of a woman killed by her husband will meet the new Justice Secretary to discuss her daughter’s killer’s release. British Airways captain Robert Brown killed Joanna Simpson, 46, in their family home in October 2010 as their two young ...

10 May 2023 at 12:48

Judges to get powers to force offenders to attend sentencing hearings

Judges could be given the power to order an offender to attend their sentencing hearing, including by force if necessary, under planned legislation announced by the Ministry of Justice. The Government has promised legislation to force serious ...

30 Aug 2023 at 13:59

High-security jail holding Charles Bronson needs ‘urgent improvement’ – watchdog

A watchdog has called for a high-security jail holding notorious criminals like Charles Bronson to be put into emergency measures amid the high rate of attacks on prison officers and “chronic” staff shortages. Chief inspector of prisons ...

01 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Warning over proposed law forcing offenders to attend sentencing

Ministers have been warned that plans to give judges the power to order offenders to attend sentencing hearings could prove harder to implement in practice. Some victims and campaigners, including the mother of shooting victim Olivia ...

30 Aug 2023 at 17:21

Minister admits questions to answer after terror suspect escapes prison

Police are continuing to hunt for a former soldier accused of terrorism, as a senior Government minister admitted there were questions to answer about the prison escape. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing in his cook’s uniform ...

07 Sept 2023 at 11:10

Ex-partners who murder after break-up face longer sentences under proposals

Ex-partners who murder following a break-up will face longer sentences under new Government proposals. If passed by Parliament, the reforms will make murdering an ex-partner an aggravating factor when sentencing a guilty ...

20 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Justice Secretary: Places in prison remain under ‘intense pressure’

Prison places remain under “intense pressure”, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has told MPs. Appearing before the Commons Justice Committee, Mr Chalk insisted that despite the pressure there would be enough spaces within ...

18 Jul 2023 at 16:44

Justice Secretary demands ‘full force of sanctions’ against unscrupulous lawyers

The Justice Secretary has called on the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales to wield the “full force of sanctions” against unscrupulous lawyers after an investigation alleged false asylum claims are ...

27 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Colin Pitchfork Parole Board decision to be reconsidered by fresh panel

The Parole Board’s decision to release double child killer Colin Pitchfork will be re-examined by a fresh panel after the Justice Secretary asked for it to be reviewed. Pitchfork, 63, was jailed for life for ...

27 Jul 2023 at 12:37

New jail opens with designs to cut crime and boost the local economy

Britain’s newest prison – based on a design to help cut crime, rehabilitate offenders and boost the local economy – has officially opened. HMP Fosse Way, a new category C prison in Leicester to house 1,715 ...

30 Jun 2023 at 17:59

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