Since the Home Office launched a consultation on ‘The Future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry’ this summer (see my story in Private Eye 1681, p. 38), it has been uncertain whether the statutory public inquiry, currently chaired by Sir John
A man convicted of murder has had his conviction referred back to the Court of Appeal after the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) found that a jury may not have been given the chance to consider whether he was guilty
At the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 27 September, police arrested 82 people protesting against the proscription of Palestine Action. Among them was Margaret Owen, a 94-year-old human rights barrister. A video of another arrest shows six officers
Probation officers are voting on industrial action having rejected a 5% pay offer as they have been asked to take on responsibility for ‘tens of thousands of prisoners’ sent into communities under early release schemes.Napo rejected the offer on the
A Kent prison has completed a new 247-place houseblock as the government expands England and Wales’s prison estate amid continuing pressure on capacity.The new block at HMP Elmley, on the Isle of Sheppey, is expected to receive its first prisoners
Two years ago, the CCRC (Criminal Cases Review Commission), the last resort for those who have been unfairly convicted of crimes they did not commit, was often criticised for its failures. The case of Andrew Malkinson had hit the headlines,
A case to be heard in the Supreme Court tomorrow could have significant implications for people trying to seek justice after someone has been driven to take their own life after being a victim domestic abuse.The highest court in the
Two men convicted as teenagers in a case involving disgraced police officer Derek Ridgewell have had their convictions referred for review, taking the number of people whose cases linked to the corrupt detective have been referred by the Criminal Cases
Two men jailed indefinitely as teenagers have been freed after spending two decades in custody, despite minimum terms of less than three years, the Guardian reports.Luke Ings and Liam Bennett had their sentences overturned and replaced with shorter terms at
Five city traders have had their convictions overturned in the Court of Appeal after serving jail sentences for rigging interest rates while working at Barclays bank.Philippe Moryoussef, Jay Merchant, Colin Bermingham, Jonathan Mathew, and Alex Pabon were convicted following prosecutions
