The Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones CBE, has voiced concerns about the probation service having ‘too few staff, with too little experience and training, managing too many cases’ which could ...

The Home Office is set to end their contract with Stay Belvedere Hotels, who currently provide around a quarter of hotels used to house migrants waiting for decisions on asylum applications. The Home ...

The prisons inspectorate has reported that prison officers largely respond poorly to applications for basic requests, leaving prisoners feeling ‘frustrated’ and disrespected. The survey, based on ...

Poor language interpreting in courts ‘could lead to miscarriages of justice’ according to a new report by the House of Lords. The House of Lords Public Service Committee has detailed how the current ...

Deerbolt prison and Young Offenders Institute has been found to be ‘not safe enough’ by the prisons watchdog. During its latest inspection of the prison, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons found ...

Almost lost amid the avalanche of publicity which accompanied the release of the Birmingham Six on 14 March 1991 was an announcement from Home Secretary Kenneth Baker MP. A Royal Commission was to be ...