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Colston statue case referred to Court of Appeal over legal direction

The Attorney General has asked for clarification from the Court of Appeal over the circumstances in which defendants can cite their human rights as a defence in a case of criminal damage. Suella Braverman made the referral in the wake of the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Register of domestic abusers proposed by Scottish Tories

The Scottish Conservatives plan to bring forward a Bill which would create a register of domestic abusers. The database would work in a similar manner to the sex offenders register and police or local authorities could take action if a risk ...

18 Mar 2022 at 12:25

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 the ...

25 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Magistrates’ sentencing powers doubled in bid to tackle courts backlog

Magistrates have had their sentencing powers doubled in a bid to tackle the courts backlog but the move has been criticised as “counter-productive” by lawyers. The lower courts will now be able to hand out jail terms of up to a year for a ...

02 May 2022 at 08:25

Scotland

Views sought on plans to ‘put victims at centre of justice system’

The justice system can be “distressing and re-traumatising for those who come into contact with it”, a Holyrood minister said as a consultation was launched on proposed changes which could see the end of jury trials for rape cases. The ...

12 May 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

‘Significant’ increase in legal aid fees vowed by minister

The Scottish Government will provide a “significant” increase in fees for lawyers’ legal aid work, a minister has said. Community Safety Minister Ash Regan said further improvements would be made on top of a 5% increase in fees which ...

02 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Plan to remove under-18s from prisons must be expedited, chief inspector urges

Scotland’s chief inspector of prisons has led calls for no-one under the age of 18 to be sent to jail. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben is hoping for legislation to be implemented that would bring an end to the imprisonment of 16 and ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Prison population fell 10% as pandemic health measures brought in

The average daily prison population fell by around 10% last year due to Covid-related public health measures, according to a new report. Scottish Government data shows the average daily prison population in 2020-21 was 7,...

23 Jun 2022 at 16:17

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 ...

17 May 2022 at 01:25

Barristers vote to end strike action after accepting Government pay offer

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to end strike action after accepting a Government pay offer. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) announced the results of the ballot on Monday after members voted ...

10 Oct 2022 at 10:18

Scotland

Rise in FAI completion times branded ‘insult to families’ by Tories

A rise in completion times for fatal accident inquiries FAIs is “unacceptable”, the Scottish Conservatives have said. A written response from a minister to Tory MSP Jamie Greene said the average length of time ...

17 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Barristers’ strike delays ‘may not be good enough reason to extend custody’

Delays to criminal trials affected by the ongoing barristers’ strike may not be a good enough reason to keep defendants in custody on remand if the dispute continues beyond the end of November, High Court ...

28 Sept 2022 at 16:40

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