You know things are getting serious when the Constitution Committee gets involved. The normal role of the Committee is to examine “the constitutional implications of public bills coming before the House and keep under review the operation of the constitution and constitutional aspects of devolution.” The Committee differs from many… Work with offenders on a critical new report from a powerful Westminster institution....
Last week, the Centre for Justice Information (CJI) published the latest in a series of briefings picking up the key issues from the government’s white paper “A smarter approach to sentencing”. The new paper, entitled: “Delivering a smarter approach: Community Sentence Treatment Requirements (CSTRs)” calls for an expansion of services… Work with offenders on the latest policy paper from the Centre for Justice Information...
Yesterday’s report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into the work of the Ministry of Justice did not mince its words; this was how the Committee chose to title its press release: “Besieged” prisons, probation & courts can’t provide justice for “victims, offenders, taxpayers or society” The… Work with offenders looks at critical new report from the powerful Public Accounts Committee...
Last week Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation published an important report: Race equality in probation: the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic probation service users and staff. The headline finding which garnered most headlines was the Inspectors’ conclusion that the probation service’s focus on racial equality has declined since… Work with offenders on an important new report from probation inspectors...
The Home Office has published its end of year statistics on Modern Slavery. The report which covers all the home nations acknowledges that modern slavery is a complex, harmful, and largely hidden crime and says that improving evidence about the scale and nature of modern slavery is a priority for… Work with offenders looks at the latest Government report on human trafficking, slavery and forced labour ...
The Ministry of Justice announced yet another use for GPS tags. Under new rules, burglars, robbers and thieves who have served a prison sentence of a year or more will be automatically fitted with a tag on release, allowing their whereabouts to be monitored by GPS satellites 24 hours a… Police officers will be able to submit any burglaries, thefts or robberies they are investigating to a dedicated unit overseen by HM Prison and Probation Service. ...
A new report published today by Dr Shona Minson from the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford tells the story of thousands of children in the UK who have not seen their parent in prison for a year. It is estimated that more than 300,000 children in England… Work with offenders on new research on the “collateral damage” of prison lockdowns...
The government is formally introducing the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to Parliament today. This is a major new piece of legislation, reminiscent of some of the larger Criminal Justice Acts passed by the New Labour government for the way it includes a wide range of measures designed to… Work with offenders looks at the detail of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill...
While women overall are less likely to have a criminal record than men, those women who do are more likely to face barriers when accessing employment according to a new report by the charity Unlock, “Angels or witches”: The impact of criminal records on women, published today to mark International Women's Day. The report, which brings together the… Work with offenders on a new report from Unlock...
There has been growing concern about the way the criminal justice system treats young adult offenders (normally defined as 18-25 year olds) over recent years. The House of Commons Justice Committee has held an inquiry and published reports on the subject. The Committee has repeatedly said that a succession of… A positive announcement from the Ministry of Justice today: the government is investing £3million in a series of intensive support hubs for young adult offenders. ...