Social workers discussed taking a toddler into care when it emerged the stepfather had reportedly threatened to torch the family flat, less than a month before the child is said
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The criminal justice system is failing to deliver value for money, spending watchdogs have warned, with victims facing delays, collapsed cases and a postcode lottery. Two-thirds of cases do not
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The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) have launched an updated template for local authority social workers to
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A prison branded the most dangerous in the UK has stabilised its regime, but still falls a long way short of required safety standards, inspectors have said. Conditions inside HMP
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A new Victims’ Code for Scotland which sets out the rights of victims in one place, has been launched this week. Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Paul Wheelhouse
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The Youth and Criminal Justice in Scotland: the young person’s journey is an online resource that aims to simplify how the youth and criminal justice system works for under 18s
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Clues that prisoners may take their own lives are too often missed, a watchdog has warned. Known factors indicating a heightened risk – such as a history of suicidal behaviour
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Prison suicides are costing the taxpayer up to £300 million a year, according to estimates by a penal reform charity. Growing inmate numbers, overcrowding and staff cuts have fuelled a
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A total of 86 courthouses across England and Wales are to be closed as part of a £700 million revamp to modernise the justice system. Justice minister Shailesh Vara said
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Young offenders could serve their sentences in “secure schools” rather than prisons under a radical overhaul of youth custody. Proposals being considered by ministers would see criminals aged under 18
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