Disabled man to sue NHS Trust over court order enforcing 3am removal from home
A disabled man says he plans to sue after a High Court judge gave medics permission to take him from home to hospital and authorised the use of force. Aamir
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Justice Secretary announces £4m funding to increase use of community payback orders
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced £4 million of extra funding to increase the use of community sentences. The money will go towards community justice authorities and voluntary groups as
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New Book: Rehabilitation Work by Hannah Graham: ‘A truly remarkable achievement’
A new book by Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR) and University of Stirling criminologist Dr Hannah Graham has been hailed as “a truly remarkable achievement” and an “important
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Judge rules public figure involved in care proceedings case cannot be named
A public figure whose teenage relative was taken into local authority care while on holiday in England before becoming the focus of family court proceedings cannot be named, a judge
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Stress-related illness among prison workers at highest level in five years
Stress-related illness among prison staff has hit a five-year high following major cuts to the workforce, new figures have revealed. Prison staff in England and Wales took off 54,519 days
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Court of Session starts hearing alcohol price plan legal challenge
Judges hearing a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s plan for a minimum alcohol price have been told of changes to drinking trends and alcohol-related death rates in the years
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Prolific paedophile gets 22 life sentences for abusing 200 children
One of Britain’s worst paedophiles, who posted on the so-called “dark web” as he abused up to 200 Malaysian children, has been handed 22 life sentences. Freelance photographer Richard Huckle,
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‘Legal high’ drug Spice taken by third of prisoners over last month, poll says
One in three prisoners said they had taken drugs formerly known as “legal highs” in the last month, a poll found. Of 625 respondents, 33% of inmates reported having used
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Sex offender ordered to pay legal fees after ‘hopeless’ bid to avoid deportation
A convicted Sri Lankan sex offender who arrived in the UK by “clandestine” means has been told to pay legal fees run up by Home Secretary Theresa May after a
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Man who ‘based his whole life’ around child sex abuse faces multiple life sentences
One of Britain’s worst paedophiles is facing multiple life sentences for a catalogue of horrific sex crimes against Malaysian children which he bragged about on the “dark web”. Freelance photographer
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