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8 Jan 2021 09:50
Sunyana Sharma reviews the impact of Maughan in the Coroners Court3PB’s specialist regulatory and criminal law barrister Sunyana SharmaSunyana SharmaCall: 2006 has reviewed the case of R (on the application of Maughan) (AP) v. Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2020] UKSC 46. The case related to James Maughan, who was a prisoner held in HMP Bullingdon. more...
31 Oct 2019 10:23
Shortcomings found in Scottish police and prison establishmentsReport to the Government of the United Kingdom on the visit to the United Kingdom carried out by the CPT from 17 to 25 October 2018 The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently published a report on police and prison more...
10 Sep 2019 08:24
MA responds to Joint Committee report on the Right to family life: Children whose mothers are in prisonThe Joint Committee on Human Rights have published a report on the Right to family life: Children whose mothers are in prison. The report highlights the irreparable harm that can be caused to children whose mother is imprisoned. The recommendations cover the need for better data collection, and the more...
25 Jun 2019 12:09
MA responds to Farmer Review on WomenLord Farmer has published his review on women, which looks at the value of supporting positive family relationships for women in prison, especially when it comes to preventing women from reoffending. The MA welcomed the opportunity to contribute to this important review and we support its more...
4 Jun 2019 10:11
Magistrates Association calls for reduction in the use of prison sentences under eight weeksThe Magistrates Association is calling for new measures to be introduced to reduce the use of short prison sentences. We are proposing that the Ministry of Justice should consider placing restrictions on the use of prison sentences of up to eight weeks, as long as robust and effective community more...
29 Apr 2019 11:06
The tide is turning – at last there’s progress on criminal justice in the USAIn the UK our prison population doubled in twenty years and became the highest in Western Europe. It has not fallen significantly in the last five years. We have comforted themselves that our levels of imprisonment are at least not as high as in the USA, where 2.3 million people are imprisoned – for more...
8 Apr 2019 10:14
Prison population 2022: MA response to the Justice Select Committee's reportFollowing the publication of the Justice Select Committee's report 'Prison population 2022: planning for the future', the MA's National Chair John Bache JP has said: There is much to welcome in today's comprehensive report from the Justice Committee on the use of prison, not least support for the more...
12 Mar 2019 16:56
Transforming Rehabilitation: MA Statement on the National Audit Office's reportWe are deeply concerned by the National Audit Office's recent report on the widespread failures of the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms to probation services, which have not met the Ministry of Justice's targets to reduce reoffending. As the report shows, offences committed by previous offenders more...
18 Jan 2019 15:51
FELTHAM YOUNG OFFENDERS’ INSTITUTION HUMAN RIGHTS APPEALS DISMISSEDR (AB (by his mother and litigation friend)) v Secretary of State for Justice & Ors [2019] EWCA 9 (Civ) Related Member(s): Dan Squires QC, Ayesha Christie, Sarah Hannett Related Practice Area(s): Prison Law, Human Rights, Public Law Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division) The appeal and underlying more...
26 Sep 2018 09:00
The Round up: statelessness, Romanian prisons, parental vaccine dispute and UNThis week, two Scottish children are playing a key role in the development of the UN Day of General Discussion (Friday, Sept 28). They are the only children from the UK represented, working alongside children from across the world, including Moldova, Norway and India. See below for more details of more...
26 Feb 2018 14:58
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture: fact and fiction. A seminar with Dr Alan Mitchell: Tuesday 27 February 2018 at 18:00Register your interest in our topical Extradition Seminar with our guest speaker Dr Alan Mitchell chaired by Ben Keith -Tuesday 27th February at 5 ST ANDREW’S HILL, LONDON, EC4V 5BZ. -2 CPD points. -Free attendance. Subject to venue capacity. Sign up via the RSVP Link. Dr. Alan Mitchell is a more...
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