reports – Page 97 – Current Awareness

Interventions aimed at reducing reoffending in female offenders – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 20th, 2008 in recidivists, reports, women by sally

“Interventions that targeted attitudes and anger, self-control, family processes, general educational needs and antisocial behaviour were associated with reductions in women’s reoffending. Overall, limited evidence and methodological issues resulted in conclusions that could not be considered robust or statistically significant.”

Interventions aimed at reducing reoffending in female offenders: a rapid evidence assessment (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 19th May 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Propriety and honours and propriety and peerages – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 19th, 2008 in peerages & dignities, reports by sally

“The document contains the government’s response to each of the recommendations made by the Public Administration Committee following its enquiry into whether the system of scrutiny for propriety of honours and peerages for political services was satisfactory.”

Propriety and Honours and Propriety and Peerages (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution – Law Commission

Posted May 13th, 2008 in dispute resolution, housing, reports by sally

“A project to review the law and practice on how housing disputes are resolved, with the aim of reforming it to make it simple, effective, fair and proportionate.”

Full story

Law Commission, 12th May 2008

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Government Response to Report on Attorney General’s Role – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in attorney general, reports by sally

“Government Response to Report on Attorney General’s Office.”

Full response

Attorney General’s Office, 30th April 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Peart Review – Attorney General’s Office

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in dangerous offenders, prisons, reports by sally

“A review to ascertain the circumstances in which Anthony John Peart, aka Anthony Leon Joseph, came to be at liberty on 29 July 2005”

Full review

Attorney General’s Office, 28th April 2008

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Third Annual Report of the Judges’ Council of England and Wales – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted May 1st, 2008 in judiciary, reports by sally

“Third Annual Report of the Judges’ Council of England and Wales.”

Full report

Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th April 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Dedicated drug court pilots: a process report – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 1st, 2008 in courts, drug offences, reports by sally

“In December 2005, the then Department of Constitutional Affairs announced a commitment to pilot Dedicated Drug Courts as part of the government’s agenda to reduce drug-related crime.

Matrix Knowledge Group has produced an independent process evaluation of the pilots in England and Wales: Leeds Magistrates’ Court and West London Magistrates’ Court.”

Dedicated drug court pilots – a process report (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 31st March 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

The Lord Chief Justice’s Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted April 1st, 2008 in courts, reports by sally

The Lord Chief Justice’s Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts (PDF)

Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st March 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Just satisfaction? What drives public and participant satisfaction with courts and tribunals – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 28th, 2008 in courts, reports, tribunals by sally

“This report reviews existing research on drivers of public and participant satisfaction with courts and tribunals. It examines both UK and international evidence (published from 2000 onwards) on what factors may be associated with satisfaction with, and trust in, the justice system.”

Full report

Ministry of Justice, 27th March 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Technology and Construction Court Annual Report 2006/2007 – Judiciary of England & Wales

Posted March 7th, 2008 in courts, reports by sally

“Technology and Construction Court Annual Report 2006/2007.”

Full report

Judiciary of England & Wales, 5th March 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Draft joint inspection report on the Crown Court 2004 – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 4th, 2008 in criminal justice, Crown Court, reports by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has released a draft report that was prepared in 2003/04 by three criminal justice inspectorates following a joint inspection of the Crown Court … Although the report was not published at the time, and remains in draft format, a recent decision by the Information Commissioner has identified a genuine public interest in the disclosure of the report.”

Full story

Ministry of Justice, 4th March 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Flanagan report published – Home Office

Posted February 8th, 2008 in police, reports by sally

“Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s report on policing says ‘radical changes’ could free up the equivalent of 3,000 additional officers.”

Full report

Home Office, 7th February 2008

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Statute Law Repeals – Law Commission

Posted January 29th, 2008 in repeals, reports by sally

“The most recent Statute Law Repeals Report (the 18th report in the series) was published on 29 January 2008. A draft of the Bill, which gives effect to the repeal proposals contained in the report, is included. The Bill will shortly be introduced in the House of Lords for its First Reading.”

Full story

Law Commission, 29th January 2008

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Related link: Statute Law Repeals: Eighteenth Report (PDF)

Advocacy Training Council – The Bar Council

Posted January 25th, 2008 in advocacy, barristers, reports by sally

“The third annual report of the Advocacy Training Council (ATC) marks the closing contribution of Edwin Glasgow CBE QC as Chairman.”

Full report

The Bar Council, 25th January 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Review of the use of Low Copy Number DNA analysis in current cases: CPS statement – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted January 16th, 2008 in DNA, reports by sally

“The judgment in the Omagh bombing case, R v Hoey, was handed down on the 20th December 2007.

The Judge expressed concerns about Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA analysis, conducted by the Forensic Science Service Ltd (FSS), which was adduced in evidence. In particular he expressed concerns about the extent to which the scientific validity of the technique had been demonstrated.”

Full story

Crown Prosecution Service, 14th January 2008

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Alternative dispute resolution: annual pledge report 2006/07 – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 15th, 2008 in dispute resolution, reports by sally

“The Annual Pledge Report monitors the effectiveness of the government’s commitment to using alternative dispute resolution across government departments and agencies.

The 2006/07 report shows that alternative dispute resolution has been used in 331 cases across government, with 225 leading to settlement, and with estimated savings of £73.08 million.”

The Annual Pledge Report 2006/07 (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 15th January 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Human Rights Insight Project – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 11th, 2008 in human rights, reports by sally

“The report presents the findings from the Human Rights Insight Project, which set out to establish whether human rights could be used empirically as a tool to improve the public’s experience of public services and if so, how we in government could encourage and facilitate this.”

Full Report (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 10th January 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

First progress report of the Standing Committee of the Judges’ Council – The Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted January 4th, 2008 in judiciary, reports by sally

“This is the first Progress Report to the Judges’ Council, of the Standing Committee on Judicial Support and Welfare.”

Full report

The Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th January 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reaches first century in healthy state – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted December 11th, 2007 in appeals, courts, reports by sally

“The latest annual review of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Divison) coincides with the centenary of the court. Perhaps to fittingly illustrate the continuing value and relevance of the court, there has been a rise in both appeals against conviction and sentence in the past year.”

Full story

Judiciary of England and Wales, 10th December 2007

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Violence interventions systematic review – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 10th, 2007 in reports, violent offenders by sally

“A systematic review of the national and international evidence on the effectiveness of interventions with violent offenders. The review was commissioned to provide a comprehensive overview of the available evidence and was not designed to evaluate National Offender Management Service or HM Prison Service programmes.”

A systematic review of the national and international evidence on the effectiveness of interventions with violent offenders (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 7th December 2007

Source: www.justice.gov.uk