The tough-on-crime approach is a costly policy failure that has overcrowded prisons and brought the justice system to its knees, writes leading rule of law and migration expert Andi Hoxhaj ...

The Sentencing Council is preparing to suspend the introduction of guidelines criticised as leading to a “two-tier” justice system following a row with Downing Street, according to people familiar ...

Victims of crime in England and Wales will be able to attend parole hearings to decide whether a prisoner can be released ...

The crown court backlog in England and Wales has hit a new record high as a minister warned it could rise to 100,000 in four ...

The HM Courts and Tribunals Service Reform Programme has made strides, but challenges in the system persist . As the HM ...

The row broke out after the body in charge of sentencing set guidelines saying ethnicity and gender should be considered ...

Reform Programme, established to help modernise the courts and tribunal system, comes to an end*, the Law Society of England and Wales has played an influential role to bring positive change.

The lack of automatic enforceability of PNAs is often cited as a key issue. Critics argue that without legal certainty, PNAs fail to provide their intended protection. However, the reality is that ...