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Justice Delayed – Justice Denied. Longer Waits on the Way?
When Labour came in to power on 05 July 2024, they vowed to clear the backlog in the criminal Courts that under the Conservatives had grown to a record level. In December 2024 the Government announced a ‘once in a
Prisoners in England and Wales could earn early release under Texas-style shake up
The government is considering a major overhaul of the prison system, where prisoners may need to earn their freedom through “good behaviour credits” rather than being automatically released after a set period. This approach follows a similar scheme in Texas,
Watchdog says police unprepared for scale of riots
Police were unprepared for the scale of disorder that broke out in part of the UK following the Southport knife attacks, a police watchdog has found. Police intelligence did not predict the “rising tide of violent disorder well enough”, according
Keir Announces Plans For ‘New’ Crime of Drink Spiking
In a very recent post to the social media account, the under fire Prime Minister Mr Keir Starmer announced “Spiking will be made a criminal offence. My Government was elected to take back our streets. Central to this mission is
Crown Court Backlog could hit 100,000 cases without radical overhaul
The backlog of cases in crown courts in England and Wales could hit 100,000 unless radical action is taken to overhaul the criminal justice system, a watchdog has said. Anthony Rogers, the chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Serious Fraud Office
Magistrates sentencing powers to double again
The lord chancellor has announced that magistrates will have their sentencing powers increased, after a previous abandoned attempt by the last government Shabana Mahmood MP confirmed the plans to allow magistrates to issue custodial sentences for up to 12 months
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