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Multi-million pound pledge to fund victim support services

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has promised to spend more than £440 million on victim support services over the next three years. The announcement comes as the Government prepares to publish more criminal justice scorecards, looking at how ...

25 Mar 2022 at 06:55

Watchdogs raise ‘serious concerns’ over performance of criminal justice system

The criminal justice system continues to operate at “unacceptable levels” in England and Wales and is far from recovering after the “shock” of the coronavirus pandemic, watchdogs have warned. Four top inspectors joined forces to express ...

17 May 2022 at 01:25

Criminal justice ratings ‘crucial’ but ‘not user friendly’

Scorecards showing the performance of police and prosecutors around the country are a “crucial” tool but are “missing important data” and are “not the most user friendly”, according to campaigners. The Government has started publishing ...

25 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Judges launch bid to bring ‘very old’ rape cases to trial in coming months

Judges have launched a bid to bring “very old” rape cases to trial within the next five months, a senior judge has said. Lord Justice Edis, the senior presiding judge for England and Wales, has announced a bid to target 181 of the ...

06 Mar 2024 at 06:46

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Magilligan prisoners’ writing skills recognised in UK-wide competition

Prisoners at Magilligan have picked up a record 28 creative writing awards in the annual Koestler Arts competition. Koestler Arts is UK prison arts charity, which encourages people in the criminal justice system to change their ...

13 Oct 2023 at 09:33

Crown court backlog could hit 100,000 without ‘radical’ action – watchdog

A watchdog has called on the Government to take “radical” action to overhaul the criminal justice system as he raised grave concerns over the soaring caseloads faced by prosecutors. Anthony Rogers said he is “exceptionally ...

01 Nov 2024 at 18:26

Courts backlog requires ‘radical answers’, head of review says

Diverting cases from the criminal courts will be considered as part of “radical” steps to tackle the backlog “crisis,” the head of a major justice review has said. Sir Brian Leveson said the number of prosecutions waiting ...

14 Dec 2024 at 09:58

CPS boss vows better support for crime victims amid justice delays

Delays in the criminal justice system are “probably worse than I’ve ever known them to be”, the country’s top prosecutor said as he vowed better support for victims. Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said ...

05 Dec 2024 at 00:01

PM’s police pledge could cause criminal justice system to buckle – campaigners

The Prime Minister’s plan to restore neighbourhood policing could place even more pressure on the already crumbling criminal justice system, campaigners warned. Sir Keir Starmer said putting “more police on the beat” ...

05 Dec 2024 at 15:31

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Officers’ attendance at court ‘saps away’ capacity to tackle crime, says chief

The justice system must improve efficiency to ensure police officers are able to tackle more crimes, the Chief Constable of Police Scotland has said. Appearing before Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee on ...

11 Sept 2024 at 16:53

Four police officers under investigation after innocent man jailed

Four ex-police officers involved in the conviction of an innocent man who was jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit are now under investigation, watchdogs have said. And one of the former ...

04 Oct 2024 at 18:08

Racial disparities in criminal justice system ‘shameful’ – Met Police chief

Racial disparities in the criminal justice system are “shameful” for London, the head of the Metropolitan Police said. Sir Mark Rowley spoke on Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips where ...

13 Jul 2025 at 10:51

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