Analysis: Labour and the Conservatives set out their plans to fix a crumbling...
With two weeks until polling day, the Conservatives and Labour manifestos lay out their visions for crime and justice under the next government. With a former Director of Public Prosecutions going up...
View ArticleAnalysis: How do the Liberal Democrats, Greens, Reform and Plaid Cymru shape...
With less than three weeks to go before the General Election, political parties have been rolling out their plans for law, justice and immigration. In a previous article, the Justice Gap scrutinised...
View ArticleDetectives in the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation will not face...
A senior lawyer from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today informed the BBC that they will not prosecute the four officers concerning allegations of misconduct in a public office. This...
View ArticleINQUEST provide expert evidence to Sheku Bayoh inquiry
The inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh continues, with Deborah Coles, executive director of INQUEST, giving expert evidence to the inquiry. Sheku Bayoh, a 31-year-old Black gas engineer, died in...
View ArticleNew government urged to take ‘meaningful action’ on the Police Race Action Plan
A report published by the Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board (ISOB) has called for the new Labour government to take responsibility for the Police Race Action Plan, which has seen ‘limited...
View ArticleBaird inquiry finds inappropriate use of strip searches by Greater Manchester...
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has issued an apology after an inquiry, led by Dame Vera Baird, who worked as the victim’s commissioner between 2019 and 2022, found reports of inappropriate ‘punitive’...
View Article‘Unsustainable’ caseload for Probation Service adds to the prisons’...
The Guardian reports that the chief inspector of probation, Martin Jones, urges ministers to reduce the caseload of the probation service by up to 40,000 offenders. Prisons in England and Wales are...
View ArticlePolice chiefs urge coordinated action to combat rising violence against women...
Police chiefs have highlighted the severe scale of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in England and Wales in a new national policing statement. In 2022/23, over one million VAWG-related crimes...
View ArticlePolice officer suspended for kicking a man in the head following a ‘truly...
A viral video, which showed a policeman kicking a man in the head at Manchester Airport, has been described as ‘truly shocking’ by Greater Manchester Police. It was confirmed this morning that the...
View ArticleFresh criticism for Met Police in Stephen Lawrence case
The BBC has reported the Metropolitan Police failed to act on admissions by a sixth suspect in the Stephen Lawerence case, Matthew White, that he had a ‘girlfriend’ who was a ‘child’. Despite the...
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