PM said ministers would consider next steps over guidance for judges in England and Wales aimed at tackling biasUK politics live – latest updatesThe prime minister has signalled he is prepared to change the law to stop the...
Read MoreJustice secretary criticises response and threatens to change law over guidance to judges aimed at tackling biasThe Sentencing Council for England and Wales has rejected demands from Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, to...
Read MoreWatchdog warns that move, which also includes domestic abusers, must be closely watched to keep public safeDomestic abusers and sex offenders in England and Wales will be rehabilitated by less-experienced staff with fewer...
Read MoreExclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be neededPrisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case there is a repeat of last...
Read MoreSentencing Council plans to make offenders’ ethnic backgrounds a greater factor in deciding whether to jail themMinisters have criticised plans to make the ethnic background of offenders a greater factor in determining...
Read MoreJustice secretary considers introduction of good behaviour credits in radical ‘carrot-and-stick approach’Prisoners may have to earn their freedom through “good behaviour credits” rather than be...
Read MoreDiana Johnson defends Labour’s knife crime plan amid crisis in prison capacity in England and WalesLiberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said that the Labour government’s policies are causing the cost of living crisis...
Read MoreSuccessive governments’ ‘penal populism’ has driven England and Wales justice system to brink of collapse, report findsSuccessive governments’ overreliance on prison sentences and desire to seem...
Read MoreExclusive: Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison, says he plans to use interim payment to visit family in AustraliaAndrew Malkinson is to be given a payout by the Ministry of Justice, more than a year and a half after the...
Read MoreExclusive: Barristers also say offenders could pay compensation to victims, in effort to tackle court backlogFirst-time offenders in low-level crimes should be diverted from trials by paying compensation to victims or enrolling...
Read MoreInspectorate points to challenges including ban on using washing machines for knickers and difficulties with family contactWomen in prison are resorting to self-harm because of “astonishing gaps” in basic services...
Read MorePolice and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to othersCoercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and...
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