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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 17-year-olds by the end of ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

New guidance for sentencing young people comes into effect

New guidance that aims to ensure rehabilitation is a “primary consideration” when young offenders are sentenced has come into force in courts across Scotland. The sentencing young people guideline applies to people under the age of 25 from the date ...

26 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Record number of offending drivers take retraining courses to escape prosecution

A record number of drivers are being allowed to take retraining courses to avoid prosecution for road offences. Figures from the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme seen by the PA news agency show 1.5 million people completed a course in ...

20 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

Woman who encountered brother’s killer in community calls for changes to law

The sister of a man who was murdered in 2006 is calling for changes in the law to prevent the families of victims encountering murderers in the local community. Leslie Jones’ brother, Tony Blair, was murdered in Airdrie after John McAvoy set ...

26 May 2022 at 16:45

Mistakes will be made when releasing terrorists – watchdog

The independent terror watchdog has warned that mistakes will be made around the release of offenders as it emerged the Parole Board is considering letting nearly 100 terrorists out of prison. There are 92 active and ongoing terror cases, ...

30 Dec 2021 at 10:55

Local News

Derry Crown Court: Man (74) jailed for 'escalating campaign of sexual abuse' on his then step daughter

A 74-year-old man has been jailed for 10 years at Derry Crown Court for what was described as an 'escalating campaign of sexual abuse' on his then step daughter. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim in the ...

14 Feb 2023 at 14:33

‘No single version of truth’ in Home Office removal of foreign offenders

There is “no single version of the truth” in the Home Office when it comes to removing foreign criminals from the UK, according to the borders and immigration watchdog. David Neal, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and ...

29 Jun 2023 at 17:48

Local News

Derry Crown Court: Man jailed for 16 years for 'campaign of rape' against young child

A man who engaged in what a judge described as a 'campaign of rape' lasting two and a half years against a child who was in Primary 1 and 2 at the time has been jailed for 16 years at Derry Crown Court. The man who cannot be ...

21 Apr 2023 at 14:33

Scotland

Four out of five young offenders have history of head injuries, study suggests

A study has found 80% of young men in a young offenders institution in Scotland had at least one significant head injury in their lifetimes. The study, led by researchers at the University of Glasgow, examined a third of ...

12 Jul 2023 at 19:00

Local News

Derry Crown Court: Man (58) jailed for 'sustained campaign of sexual assault' on his niece

A woman who was sexually abused by her uncle forty years ago, when she was aged under eleven years, bathed herself in detol and took other disinfectant baths "because her body felt dirty" after the abuse. The disclosure ...

14 Jun 2023 at 19:33

Local News

61-year-old Derry man sentenced for 46 sexual offences at Coleraine Crown Court

A 61 year old man from the Derry area was sentenced at Coleraine Crown Court today for 46 sexual offences including rape and indecent assault. The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the ...

14 Sept 2023 at 17:33

‘Shocking’ scale of violence at Cookham Wood child jail, watchdog report says

Children armed themselves with hundreds of homemade weapons at a scandal-hit jail where violence was rife, according to a damning watchdog report. The “shocking” findings were laid bare by inspectors after the ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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