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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 ratings ...

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 single ...

02 May 2022 at 08:25

Government fails in bid to keep Baby P’s mother behind bars

The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, is set to be freed from prison after the Parole Board rejected a Government challenge against its ruling to release her. Tracey Connelly could be out of jail within weeks after board judges ...

05 May 2022 at 16:25

‘Disappointing’ progress in work to keep women out of prison – report

The Government has made “limited progress” on steering women away from crime and keeping them out of prison, according to a report. Whitehall’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) found the Ministry of Justice has not made its ...

19 Jan 2022 at 02:25

More sentencing powers for magistrates in bid to tackle court backlog

Magistrates will be given more sentencing powers in a bid to tackle the backlog of cases waiting to be dealt with by criminal courts. In the latest effort to reduce the number of outstanding cases and the pressure faced by crown courts ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Legalised assisted dying could be abused, MP warns

Introducing legal assisted dying could be abused by people “who want granny and grandpa to hurry up and die”, MPs have heard. Conservative MP for Devizes Danny Kruger claimed that legalising assisted dying could also lead to ...

04 Jul 2022 at 19:31

‘Enormous amount of public money’ spent exiting youth jail contract – minister

Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money was spent for “nothing in return” because of “loopholes” in the contract for a privately run youth jail shut down over serious safety concerns, MPs have heard. Prisons minister ...

25 May 2022 at 17:30

No ‘bad thing’ for prisoners to take part in Jubilee celebrations – Raab

It is no “bad thing” if prisoners take part in celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, if that gives them motivation to “turn their lives around”, the Justice Secretary has said. Dominic Raab made the ...

01 Jun 2022 at 13:14

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Tigray forces say Ethiopian airstrike kills 56 civilians

An airstrike in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has killed at least 56 people at a camp for displaced people, a spokesman has said. “Another callous drone attack,” Getachew Reda tweeted, saying the civilians ...

08 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Deputy PM Raab ‘warned about his behaviour’ at the Foreign Office

Rishi Sunak is standing by Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab as further allegations about his conduct emerged. Mr Raab was reportedly warned about his behaviour towards officials while he was foreign ...

14 Nov 2022 at 23:28

Barristers to vote on whether to end strike action

Barristers are set to vote on whether to end strike action after a pay offer from the Government. A ballot for Criminal Bar Association (CBA) members is due to open on Tuesday evening and will close ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:40

Striking barristers resume demonstrations amid talks with ministers over pay

Striking barristers described the criminal justice system as “broken” as they took part in a fresh round of demonstrations while talks with the Government in their row over pay continue. The ...

28 Sept 2022 at 16:15

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