Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...

Oh yes, we learn a hundred pages later, that he ‘retrained as a lawyer’ – with whom he shared the occasional mouse-infested ...

The Conservative government has spent over £80 million fighting legal challenges against the Home Office on immigration, exceeding the total spent in 3 previous years combined, according to a report ...

The report tracks changes to the way police perpetrated domestic abuse (PPDA) has been addressed by the police nearly five ...

An inspection of a prison where a third of inmates are under 25 has found almost 80% of prisoners are using drugs while behind bars. The report into HMP/YOI Hindley, near Wigan, found in April 2024 ...

HMP Rochester’s “failure in its purpose” has led an Urgent Notification – the first for a Category C Prison. The unannounced inspection carried out by HMIP in August led to the issue of an Urgent ...

A new report advocates a ‘holistic defence’ model for the criminal justice system, arguing this would lead to less prison time, less recidivism, and cost less money. Holistic defence, most common in ...

Reports that the government is seeking to increase magistrates’ sentencing powers have been criticised by the representative ...