A report has found that police demand has increased significantly over the last decade. With crime rates rising, workloads are reported to be too high. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and ...

The Crown Court, which deals with the most serious criminal cases, has reached an unprecedented number of open caseloads according to the criminal court statistics report published today. The backlog ...

Anne Flynn Scott Jenkins and Euan McIlvride 15 Jun Miscarriages of Justice ...

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The Law Society has criticised plans to create ‘intermediate courts’ to address the backlog of criminal cases awaiting trial in England and Wales. The interim report on the continuing crisis in courts ...

The Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones CBE, has voiced concerns about the probation service having ‘too few staff, with too little experience and training, managing too many cases’ which could ...

Frances Crook believes ‘politicians are still stuck in the 1950s’ when it comes to our criminal justice system. For 35 years, she has been at the helm of the Howard League for Penal Reform, trying to ...

The Home Office is set to end their contract with Stay Belvedere Hotels, who currently provide around a quarter of hotels used to house migrants waiting for decisions on asylum applications. The Home ...

The prisons inspectorate has reported that prison officers largely respond poorly to applications for basic requests, leaving prisoners feeling ‘frustrated’ and disrespected. The survey, based on ...

Poor language interpreting in courts ‘could lead to miscarriages of justice’ according to a new report by the House of Lords. The House of Lords Public Service Committee has detailed how the current ...

Deerbolt prison and Young Offenders Institute has been found to be ‘not safe enough’ by the prisons watchdog. During its latest inspection of the prison, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons found ...

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 ...