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The first report of the Women’s Justice Board has urged the government to take greater measures to prevent women going to prison after a acknowledging the failures of the Corston Report nearly 20 years ago. This new report recommends a whole-system approach to reduce the number of women in custody by diverting them into support […]

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The miscarriages of justice watchdog has sent the case of a human trafficking victim to the Court of Appeal after their investigation revealed a defence under the Modern Slavery Act had not been raised. The 16-year-old boy, referred to as Mr HX, was convicted in November 2024 at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court of affray and two […]

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The House of Lords is due to put forward legislation which could decriminalise abortion for women seeking a termination outside of the legal framework. Last year, MPs voted in favour of changes to the law to ensure that women could not be prosecuted for terminations in relation to their own pregnancies. The relevant law would […]

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‘Serious structural failings’ pervade the redress system for victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal with victims continue to face ‘unacceptable delays’ and ‘inadequate offers’. A new report by the Business and Trade Committee has revealed that the administrative process meant to be putting right this grave miscarriage of justice ‘re-traumatises ...

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The number of prison visits has dropped by more than 25% since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the prisons inspector on the ‘untapped potential’ of family contact. In April 2019, there were 65,983 visits but by April 2024 the number dropped to 49,719 visits. The chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor […]

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