Abolishing short jail sentences is not the answer to stopping criminals from reoffending, the Justice Secretary has said. Robert Buckland told MPs that better alternatives to short periods behind bars,
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Staff who make final decisions on complaints that have not been resolved by the NHS in England and UK Government departments and other public organisations have voted to go on
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Prescription charges would be scrapped in England under a Labour government which would also set up a “publicly-owned generic drugs manufacturer”, the party has pledged. Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who will
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The current system of oversight for unregulated accommodation for teenagers in care is “completely untenable”, a minister has warned. Education minister Michelle Donelan (pictured) said the Department for Education would
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New powers could be given to the police and courts in Scotland to remove those suspected of domestic abuse from the homes of anyone at risk, the country’s First Minister
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Youth offender services urgently need Government guidance to help curb knife crime and county lines drug dealing, inspectors have said. HM Inspectorate of Probation expressed concern over “a lack of
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A woman who lost a challenge against a Home Office ruling that she is British by birth has vowed to continue her legal battle. Emma DeSouza, from Northern Ireland, accused
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The SNP has unanimously backed a call for control over drugs laws to be devolved to Scotland, to allow for the “decriminalisation of possession and consumption of controlled drugs”. Activists
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An online passport photo checking system was launched by the Home Office despite it being aware that the technology struggled with very light or very dark skin tones, it has
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People could die as a result of a no-deal Brexit, the outgoing Chief Medical Officer for England has warned. Professor Dame Sally Davies (pictured) said it cannot be guaranteed that
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