Prisons are increasingly playing the role of care homes and hospices as rising numbers of older criminals are jailed, a watchdog has said. A rapidly ageing prison population drove a
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The need for the criminal justice system to work collaboratively with Health and Social Services to help, support and protect adults who are at risk of harm, has been emphasised
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Giving help and support to vulnerable victims and witnesses is key to improving Scotland’s criminal justice system, Michael Matheson said. The Justice Secretary spoke out as the latest in a
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Charities acting for prisoners have won permission from the Court of Appeal to challenge legal aid cuts they say are “inherently unfair” and threaten to cause injustice to vulnerable inmates.
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More than 400 probation jobs are threatened with the axe under “drastic” cuts in a number of centres across the country, according to unions. Sodexo was said to be planning
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Dozens of courts could be closed under an overhaul of the justice estate. The Government has announced a consultation on proposals to shut 91 courts and tribunals in England and
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Prisons are failing to effectively rehabilitate criminals, Michael Gove will say today as he laments Britain’s “horrifying” failure to reduce re-offending rates. The Justice Secretary will float the idea of
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More must be done to support victims of crime, a report has concluded. Agencies in the criminal justice system need to create a “culture of empathy”, Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove
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Liverpool Hope University (LHU) has launched a series of PhD Scholarships and is looking for applications from outstanding individuals of a high calibre to pursue PhD research in Social Work,
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Michael Gove will launch a stinging attack on the “two-nation” justice system that allows the wealthy to enjoy “gold standard” services while “badly” failing many victims of crime. The poorest
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