‘The annual cost of fraud in the UK has been estimated at £193bn – equal to nearly £3,000 per head of population – according to a new report.’
BBC News, 25th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘HMP New Hall pioneers care and support for women with complex needs. The justice minister, Michael Gove, should sit up and take notice for his prison reforms.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Reoffending costs £13bn a year – and giving inmates an education is the best way to prevent it, says a member of the Coates review panel’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Dame Sally Coates’ report and recommendations following her review of education in prison.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th May 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘More than 5,000 offenders will be housed in new reform prisons by end of the year as part of largest reform programme since Victorian times.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th May 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Researchers rank Britain 11th out of 18 countries, including US, France and Spain, for factors such as pay and board level representation.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Almost half of all solicitors in England and Wales are women and almost a fifth are from non-white backgrounds, according to the latest figures.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Thousands of suspected and convicted criminals who skipped court bail while facing charges including murder, child sex offences and rape are on the run.’
BBC News, 11th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Critics say antisocial behaviour laws used by local authorities ahead of an all-out ban on legal highs have already criminalised vulnerable people ‘by the back door’.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two-thirds of cases referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for suspected miscarriages of justice have succeeded on appeal, the government has revealed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th May 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ciara O’Neill wrote recently on the Halsbury’s Law Exchange about Michael Gove’s talk on 4 November at the AGM of the Howard League for Penal Reform: “He believes that our sentencing framework needs a complete overhaul…Gove recognised that evidence shows short sentences are more likely than not to lead to recidivism, and that the system needs a more appropriate sentencing framework. This will be based on extensive research into the effectiveness of current sentencing practices.” (“Gove admits the UK sentencing framework needs to be more sensitive, & 7 more things we learned at the 2015 Howard League AGM“).’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd May 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘More young offenders are going on to commit new crimes after being handed a “slap on the wrist”, following reforms by the Government, new data shows.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An alarming rise in the number of murders, sexual assaults and attempted hangings has sparked warnings the prison system is on the “verge of collpase”.’
The Independent, 28th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sam Madge-Wyld looks at challenges to housing allocation schemes.’
LAG Housing Law, 26th April 2016
Source: www.laghousinglaw.com
‘Alternative business structures (ABS) make up just 4% of all solicitors’ firms but contributed 11% of the profession’s turnover, research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 27th April 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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