Earlier this month, in the briefest of press releases, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it had initiated a criminal investigation into security companies G4S and Serco, following allegations that they had overcharged on electronic monitoring contracts.
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 ...
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 '...
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...
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...
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...
About £525 per claim from a total 43,780 claims, according to Full Fact.
The Guardian has spoken to former defendants, families and lawyers about the risk of widespread miscarriages of justice if the government's legal aid cuts go...
Justice Minister Chris Grayling has backed down on plans to restrict legal aid to a small number of hand-picked firms, according to The Daily Telegraph...
Hundreds of lawyers demonstrated in front of the Parliament over government reforms to legal aid.
The Guardian reported that haulage firm, Eddie Stobart, has...
The second in an annual series by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, supported by the Hadley Trust, tracking year-on-year developments in criminal justice and social welfare across the UK.
