Category: Crown Prosecution Service

Labour retreats on rape courts pledge amid fears over shortage of lawyers

Election manifesto promise to set up specialist tribunals to deal with huge backlog of cases has been put on holdThe government has backed away from plans to set up dozens of specialist rape courts to deal with a huge backlog of...

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Labour goes slow on rape courts pledge amid fears over shortage of lawyers

Election manifesto promise to set up specialist tribunals to deal with huge backlog of cases has been put on holdThe government appears to have stalled on plans to set up dozens of specialist rape courts to deal with a huge...

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Activists say they have proof ministers tried to influence police over Israeli arms firm protests

Palestine Action says papers show ministers attempted to sway police and prosecutors to crack down on protesters Internal government documents show that Home Office ministers and staff tried to influence police and prosecutors...

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Justice for Grenfell deaths may not come this decade, warns former chief prosecutor

Lord MacDonald warns of sloth in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firmsThe three Grenfell Tower companies still denying all wrongdoingJustice for those responsible for 72 deaths in...

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Angela Rayner backs prosecutions for those responsible for Grenfell Tower fire

Deputy prime minister wants the Crown Prosecution Service and Met police to act ‘as quickly as possible’The fire, the findings, who’s to blame and what happens nextUK politics live – latest updatesAngela...

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Labour urged to reform joint enterprise law to stop ‘systemic injustice’

Exclusive: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies says rules result in overcriminalisation and discriminatory outcomesLabour is being urged to fulfil its pledge, made in opposition, to reform the law on joint enterprise in England...

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Goods to flow freely from GB to NI as part of deal to restore Stormont power sharing , says DUP – UK politics live

DUP leader says checks on goods moving from GB to NI and staying in the UK to end unless there is a suspicion of criminalityPeople with “close connections” to the UK and their local area are to be favoured for social...

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