The number of prisoners mistakenly released has reached the highest level for six years. Sixty-five convicted criminals or suspects were freed in error in 2015/16 – an increase of 16
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The Duchess of Cornwall will urge society to challenge the “corrosive” silence that surrounds domestic violence. Camilla will host a reception for survivors of domestic abuse and those working in
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The delay in rolling out new measures to ease the distress of vulnerable witnesses giving evidence is “wrong”, a justice minister has admitted. A six-month pilot allowing the most vulnerable
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The investigation into large-scale child sexual exploitation in Rotherham now involves 29 “designated suspects” and hundreds more “potential suspects”, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). The NCA said its
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Victims and witnesses are being failed by a criminal justice system “close to breaking point”, a report by an influential committee of MPs has revealed. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
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Fearless, the national support service for survivors of domestic abuse in Scotland has launched a new website. The site www.fearless.scot offers information and resources on the service and allows users
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More domestic violence victims will be able to access legal aid after the Government relaxed the rules because they were previously declared legally flawed by the Court of Appeal. In
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Disabled people are almost three and a half times more at risk of violent crime, research shows. Charity Victim Support (VS) found that over the past decade violent crimes against
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Victims of crime should be able to call on one professional so they are not “passed from pillar to post”, the Victims’ Commissioner has said. Baroness Newlove said having a
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The failed police investigation into claims of a VIP paedophile ring has had “a disastrous effect” for genuine abuse victims, a cleared former MP has said. Harvey Proctor, who was
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