The role of commissioners at the watchdog has been significantly undermined in recent years and the new appointments attempt to meet some of those criticisms made in, for example, ...

Newly published research has raised further concerns about the safety of Lucy Letby’s convictions for poisoning babies with ...

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For many people facing immigration enforcement in the UK, access to legal advice can determine whether they are able to ...

Jason Moore was jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years after being found guilty of murdering Robert Darby in 2005. ...

A group representing frontline officers has accused the Metropolitan Police of ‘Big Brother’ tactics over its use of AI ...

The backlog is documented, debated and unresolved. It has been for years. Most people in and around the legal profession ...

Six indeterminate sentences known as IPPs have been overturned by the Court of Appeal and the miscarriage of justice watchdog ...

Kim Evans has spent 31 years working at the sharp end of the criminal justice system - the last ten years in the cells of East Sussex police stations defending people in custody. ‘I'd guesstimate that ...

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 ...

Murder is to intentionally take another’s life. For such a heinous crime there must be an equally severe punishment. Something to hurt the perpetrator, deter others and protect society from further ...

Almost 800 years of additional time imposed on inmates for rule breaking last year has exacerbated overcrowding, resentment and safety issues in prisons, a leading charity has warned. Report by Piers ...