Victims are being overlooked by the criminal justice system, says a new Fabian Society report. Edited by Sadiq Khan MP, the shadow justice secretary, the report features contributions from a panel of experts brought together to inform the conclusions of the Labour Party’s policy review. The report says victims are [...]
Black and female young offenders are being denied access to justice because legal advice in young offenders’ institutions is sometimes unavailable, a report shows. A study of 25 young offenders’ institutions and almost 300 requests for legal help from young people found that 80% of those struggling to access legal [...]
There are a range of tools and powers available to police and frontline enforcement agencies to tackle alcohol-related crime and disorder problems. The Direction to Leave power, introduced through the Violent Crime Act 2006, is one such power available. The power (as amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2009) [...]
A Sunderland magistrate who used the term “Paki shop” in court is to keep her job despite Justice Secretary Jack Straw recommending she be sacked. Carol Robson made the comment during a hearing at the city’s magistrates’ court in June 2008 as she was sentencing a shoplifter. She told the [...]
Two men suspected of terrorist-related activities have won a landmark High Court battle against government use of secret evidence to deny them bail. Two judges ruled that a person cannot be denied bail solely on the basis of secret evidence. Human rights solicitors have described the judgement as a “historic” [...]
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission have announced that it intends to conduct a Formal Inquiry into disability related harassment in England and Wales and how public authorities are protecting disabled people’s human rights to live free from violence and abuse. The announcement comes on the United Nations ‘International Day [...]
Police have been criticised for failing to consult specialist prosecutors properly ahead of high-profile anti-terror arrests in north-west England. Independent reviewer of terrorism laws Lord Carlile said the police did not seek advice on whether there was enough evidence to bring criminal charges. read fyll story here
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