by Chris Rogers | 10 Jul 2017 | Education & Children's Services, Justice, Whitehouse News
Senior Political Consultant Ben Rochelle spoke last week at a Public Policy Exchange event on youth justice. An edited version of Ben’s speech can be found below. Reforming Youth Justice: The Taylor Review, government response and next steps Last year the Chair...
by Chris Rogers | 28 Apr 2016 | Justice, Whitehouse News
Nearly three quarters of Britons (72 percent) agree increased investment in prison education and training is worthwhile if crime rates fall in the long term, but more than half (55 percent) believe rehabilitation is ineffective in preventing repeat offences, according...
by Sam | 24 Sep 2014 | Children and Families, Justice
Young people are being denied the right to justice because cuts to legal aid are preventing access to representation, a report by the office of the Children’s Commissioner said this week. Legitimate claims for housing, welfare and other cases are being left by the...
by Sam | 15 Sep 2014 | Justice
An independent Commission on Sex in Prison set up by the Howard League Penal Reform today published a report showing that as many as 1,650 prisoners may have been sexually abused while serving their sentences. The League said the Commission’s research into the issue...
by Chris Rogers | 14 Jan 2014 | Justice, Outsourcing
Private firms will not be permitted to supervise prisoners deemed as “high risk” when the Probation Service outsources contracts to run offender management services, according to draft guidance seen by The Guardian. Criminals who have committed offences...
