The Post Office Horizon scandal, which led to the most widespread miscarriage of justice in human history, caused 13 people to take their own lives according to a new report laying bare the ...

Charlie Taylor claimed that the police and prison service had effectively ‘ceded the airspace’ above two high security prisons to organised crime gangs delivering contraband by drones. He argued that ...

Joint enterprise – also known as secondary liability or complicity – has long been a contested area of criminal law in ...

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is set to receive a real-term 1.8% spending increase according to the latest spending review announced by the Chancellor on Wednesday. The funding boost includes money ...

More than 30,000 criminal prosecutions collapsed across England and Wales between 2020 and 2024 due to lost, missing, or damaged evidence, according to Crown Prosecution Service data. The crisis ...

A national audit into ‘group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse’, commonly referred to as ‘grooming gangs,’ has found victims were blamed, disbelieved, or dismissed by the very authorities ...

A prison in Nottinghamshire has been given ‘the worst possible score’ on safety in its latest inspection by the prisons watchdog. An inspection report on HMP Lowdham Grange has revealed critical ...

The Office for Students (OfS) has issued a new set of guidelines to establish a firmer approach to managing lawful protests on university campuses within England. The guide aims to help balance ...

An immigration removal centre (IRC) in Oxfordshire is to be renovated and reopened according to new government plans. The site was originally shut down in 2018 after years of riots, escapes and ...

Kim Johnson MP, chair of the APPG on Miscarriages of Justice, said there had been ‘several shocking reminders of the urgent need to address this issue – from the Post Office Horizon scandal to the ...

Prisoners maintaining their innocence face ‘insurmountable obstacles’ trying to clear their names and had ‘lost faith’ in the justice system, according to a new study published today. The report makes ...

The House of Commons voted to create statutory immunity from prosecution for women who terminate their pregnancies, fundamentally altering the criminal law framework that has governed abortion in ...