‘The courts system is failing to collect vital information about the performance of judges and trials during the Covid-19 pandemic, an expert has told Parliament.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Calls from legal professionals about anxiety more than doubled in 2020, the chief executive of welfare charity LawCare has said.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Rape victims at the heart of a landmark court case have told the Guardian they have been failed by the Crown Prosecution Service, ahead of a legal challenge to how the crime is charged and prosecuted.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Naomi Shelton, Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP considers the important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2020.’
Family Law Week, 21st January 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A “troubling inequality” between BAME and White British consumers in the way they access legal services has changed little in the five years since it raised the issue, the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) has found.’
Legal Futures, 19th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Victims of female child sexual abusers face “enormous stigma and shame”, according to police and charities.’
BBC News, 19th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Reforms to the Mental Health Act will help tackle the disproportionate number of black people sectioned, the government has announced.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Defendants, victims including teenagers, and witnesses are having to wait up to four years from the time of an alleged offence to the case reaching crown court trial because of delays caused mainly by Covid.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers are considering dropping references to honour-based abuse in the recording of crimes such as forced marriage, coercive control and female genital mutilation, raising concerns offences could go undetected.’
The Independent, 6th January 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The use of force against inmates has doubled over the past decade, amid continuing concern over high levels of violence and disorder in prisons. A loss of experienced prison staff, overcrowding and a subsequent growth in violence against both prisoners and staff has been blamed for force being used 49,111 times in England and Wales in the 12 months before the Covid pandemic began.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘As violence soars in locked-down homes, Nicole Jacobs explains how, as commissioner, she can make a difference.’
The Guardian, 3rd January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police have been accused of not taking honour-based abuse seriously as new figures reveal a 64 per cent fall in the number of offences recorded.’
The Independent, 17th December 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Grooming gangs come from “diverse backgrounds”, a Home Office review has concluded. The research, originally promised by Sajid Javid in 2018, was published on Tuesday following a government U-turn. The Home Office previously said releasing the paper would not be in the “public interest”, in response to a Freedom of Information request by The Independent, but committed to making it public after a petition signed by more than 130,000 people.’
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The Independent, 15th December 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘According to the Central Applications Board (CAB), applications for the GDL increased by 22.5% from 2019 to 2020. Numbers are rising and providers say it’s down to Covid. “We have had a bumper GDL intake this year, which I reckon is our highest intake for years,” says Tony Storey, programme leader at Northumbria University.
The Guardian, 15th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police and prosecutors need more resources as sexual assault and rape investigations are taking longer, a charity that supports victims has said.’
BBC News, 14th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sue Brookes Principal Associate, Family Lawyer, Collaborative Lawyer and Mediator for Mills & Reeve LLP considers the important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during November 2020.’
Family Law Week, 10th December 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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