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The trouble with the Troubled Families programme
Chances are the Troubled Families programme will ultimately be judged a...
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The end of an undemocratic experiment?
From the start, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were a flawed solution to an acknowledged problem: the lack of democratic oversight and accountability of the police.
When the Prime...
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Working to the contract
Earlier this month, in the briefest of press releases, the...
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Grayling warned to postpone privatisation of probation
Leading figures in the probation service have warned the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling that he should hold off his privatisation plans for at least another six months, according to ...
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Legal aid cost claims challenged
The Bar Council, the professional association for barristers in England and Wales, has challenged the Justice Secretary's claims on the costs of legal aid.
During a recent appearance before the House of Commons Justice Committee Chris Graying, the Justice Secretary, claimed that the '...
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Benefit cap failing
A study by the Chartered Institute of Housing of the implementation of the benefit cap has found that it is neither saving money nor getting benefits recipients into employment, according to...
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Universal Credit IT a titanic disaster
Department for Work and Pensions beset by ‘weak management and poor governance’ according to the Government's own auditors, while benefits programme attacked as ‘titanic IT disaster’ by opposition reports ...
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Scrapping of lowest bidder
The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has said proposals to award legal aid contracts to the lowest bidders have been scrapped. This follows criticisms that it would reduce justice...
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Legal aid cuts put children in danger
A leading child welfare lawyer, Shauneen Lambe, has said that vulnerable teenagers are likely to be deprived of care and safe accommodation due to legal aid funding...
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CPS warns legal aid reforms might undermine justice
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has argued that the government's proposals to limit legal aid must be 'consistent with' fundamental principles of justice. In its response to the...
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Duncan Smith believes he is right
In a surprising development, a government minister has claimed that he believes that he is right.
Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, was defending himself...
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How much legal aid goes to prisoners?
About £525 per claim from a total 43,780 claims, according to Full Fact.