Engage: Domestic abuse bill – proposed changes to protect victims explained
Domestic abuse is one of the most prevalent crimes in England and Wales, accounting for 33% of violent crime recorded by the police in the year to March 2018. The
Read MoreDomestic abuse is one of the most prevalent crimes in England and Wales, accounting for 33% of violent crime recorded by the police in the year to March 2018. The
Read MoreA county lines drug dealer who forced a London teenager to travel to Swansea to deal heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed for eight years, police said. Jerome Wallis,
Read MoreA rise in the number of family court cases means corners may have to be cut, a senior judge has warned. Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division of
Read MoreA man has appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with controlling prostitution for gain and trafficking within the UK. The 55-year-old was assisted by a translator as two charges relating
Read MoreA woman who coached her three children to say “negative things” about their father without justification must have the youngsters taken from her care, a family court judge has ruled.
Read MoreThe use of pre-recorded evidence in criminal trials in Scotland could be increased after MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee approved initial proposals. The committee has been considering the Vulnerable Witnesses
Read MoreThousands of people on benefits are being “unlawfully discriminated against” under a controversial Government welfare scheme, the High Court has heard. In a test case over Universal Credit (UC), three
Read MoreA High Court judge is reconsidering evidence surrounding the death of a ten-year-old girl whose body was found in her bedroom more than two years ago. Mr Justice Hayden has
Read MoreA woman with learning difficulties whose three daughters are already with adopters must now have a fourth child taken from her care, a family court judge has decided. Judge Sarah
Read MoreAn inquiry into the online abuse of disabled people triggered by a petition started by Katie Price has said self-regulation of social media has failed and current laws are not
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