A new survey reported in the Times has revealed that 40% of salaried judges plan to leave their roles within the next five years, sparking concerns about the future of the justice system. The findings ...

The Metropolitan Police is facing renewed criticism after revelations that over 1,000 officers were hired without reference checks, despite official guidelines requiring them. According to The Times, ...

A review of sentencing following a growing crisis in prisons has found the sharp increase in the prison population has been due to a ‘tough on crime’ narrative by successive governments, based on ...

Following a review of the criminal courts, legal experts argue that reforming joint enterprise laws could help resolve the growing crisis in the criminal justice system. The independent review, ...

New research has condemned ‘predictive policing’ in the UK, arguing the practice ‘supercharges racism’, resulting in discrimination and infringement of human rights while failing to lower crime levels ...

Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...

A new requirement is in force with effect from the start of the week that requires every defendant appearing before a criminal court to confirm their nationality, or risk a prosecution and ...

Murder is to intentionally take another’s life. For such a heinous crime there must be an equally severe punishment. Something to hurt the perpetrator, deter others and protect society from further ...

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, there were only a limited number of ways to mount an effective challenge to a conviction, especially once the Appeal Court had rejected any approach on traditional grounds ...

INTERVIEW: A new series of BBC 2’s true crime documentary Conviction begins tonight following the work of Inside Justice in their re-examination of the case of Glyn Razzell. The legal charity’s ...

Almost 800 years of additional time imposed on inmates for rule breaking last year has exacerbated overcrowding, resentment and safety issues in prisons, a leading charity has warned. Report by Piers ...

The current inquiries into historical child abuse in England and Wales and in Scotland entail that, once again, the actions of residential care workers come under heightened scrutiny. As a former ...