The growing age imbalance in the duty solicitor scheme in England and Wales risks eroding trust in the criminal justice ...

A LACK of confidence in the fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system is ‘most worrying’, says Baroness Newlove.

Although the current figures suggest some available capacity, the reality is more complex. Around 1,350 cell spaces are kept in reserve as a contingency, to ensure prisons can operate safely and ...

FOR decades, Geoff Clapp was north Cumbria’s pre-eminent criminal defence lawyer. Despite his boarding school education, Geoff had a genius for working with ordinary people, usually when a personal ...

County Durham and Darlington Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen is demanding stronger action to rebuild confidence in ...

The Ministry of Justice has received a criminal conviction with a £1,000 fine over a speeding ticket, after officials did not ...