Mayor of London statement calling on the current curfew policy to be scrapped
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said “I have said for a while that the current curfew rule needs to be rapidly reviewed...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 12:21
Peter Kyle welcomes proposal to open Parole Board hearings to victims but calls for further improvements to victims’ rights
Peter Kyle MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice, responding to proposals for Parole Board hearings to be open to victims and the press, said...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 12:18
Government launches Root-and-Branch review of the parole system
A Root-and-Branch review of the parole system in England and Wales has been launched today (20 October 2020) by Justice Minister, Lucy Frazer QC, to help improve public trust and victim confidence...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 12:00
HM Inspectorate of Prisons - Annual Report for 2019-20
Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, has published his fifth and final annual report, covering full inspections of places of detention in 2019–20...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:48
LAAS Statement on Len McCluskey's Newsnight Comment
Euan Philipps, spokesperson for Labour Against Antisemitism, has said...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:22
Common Platform system tested in criminal courts
New digital case management system to be tested by a series of magistrates’ and Crown Courts from September 2020...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:20
Defy Johnson over free school meals, Labour urges Tory backbenchers
Labour has called on backbench Tory MPs to defy Boris Johnson’s government and vote with Labour to support the extension of free school meals over the holidays including the October half-term break just days away...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 10:23
UK and Australia commit to shipbuilding partnership
Australia and the UK have further strengthened their enduring defence relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on building and delivering the next generation of cutting-edge frigates...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 09:57
New paper finds that vaping is a gateway OUT of smoking
Today, the Consumer Choice Center in cooperation with the World Vapers Alliance launched a new study on vaping and the gateway myth...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 09:53
Delegated Legislation Committee consideration of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020 - Oct 19
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Paul Scully): I beg to move, that the Committee has considered the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 08:20