Watchdog criticises Legal Aid Agency’s ‘culture of refusal’ Jon Robins 4 Nov Law Centres, Legal aid, News
‘Unnecessary, disproportionate and unsafe’ pepper spray should be withdrawn from prisons Jon Robins 3 Nov News, Prisons
Prisons will run out space by 2023 as ‘stressed’ jails fail to keep up with plans to clear court backlog Jon Robins 2 Nov News, Prisons
Twice as many cases collapsed last year over disclosure failings compared to five years ago when ‘crisis’ identified Jon Robins 1 Nov Miscarriages of Justice, News
Liam Allan warns of disclosure failures over plans to give rape victims right to refuse to hand over phones to police Jon Robins 27 Oct Miscarriages of Justice
London custody suites ‘neglected, shabby and grubby’, reports watchdog Jon Robins 26 Oct Courts, Politics
One in ten cases sent to Appeal court by miscarriage of justice watchdog turned down at least once Jon Robins 25 Oct Miscarriages of Justice, News
Courts backlog increasing before pandemic and will be a problem ‘for years to come’ Jon Robins 22 Oct Courts
Legal aid sector in ‘desperate need of investment’, report cross-party inquiry Jon Robins 21 Oct Legal aid, News
Watchdog calls on ministers to up prisoners’ daily food budget of just £2 a day Jon Robins 19 Oct Prisons
Priti Patel to give immunity to Border Force officials turning back migrant boats Jon Robins 14 Oct Asylum, Immigration
Boys locked in rooms 23 hours a day without air-conditioning at G4S-run prison Jon Robins 13 Oct Prisons, Young people
One in three police forces refer allegations of sexual assault to watchdog following sentencing of Wayne Couzens Jon Robins 11 Oct Police, Women
