Justice5 days agoPolice 'laughing' at victims' requests for reviewsWest Midlands Police approved less than 9% of victims' requests to a review of investigations.5 days agoBirmingham & Black Country2 Dec 2024Programme to improve access to justice announcedA major programme to improve access to justice has been announced by the Justice Minister Naomi Long.2 Dec 2024Northern Ireland Politics17 Oct 2024Ministers to give magistrates more sentencing powersMagistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts. 17 Oct 2024UK12 Oct 2024Under-25s fined for minor mistakes - how rail tickets are confusing passengersComplex rules leave many customers feeling caught out and annoyed they aren't made clearer by rail companies.12 Oct 2024UK3 Sep 2024'Robust and swift response' planned for any rioting in Scotland Suspects will be remanded in custody and cases will be fast-tracked through the courts, prosecutors say.3 Sep 2024Scotland Politics20 Aug 2024Body of man who died in Florida jail to return to UKKris Maharaj died in prison in the US after spending 38 years trying to clear his name.20 Aug 2024Dorset18 Jun 2024Police unit secures hundreds of voluntary admissionsThe team intervenes when an offender wishes to voluntarily admit further and similar offences.18 Jun 2024Suffolk17 Jun 2024Parents say son's abusers given slap on the wristA video clip shows the boy sitting in a derelict building with his wrists bound and a stick placed at this throat.17 Jun 2024Scotland11 May 2024Drink-driver's sentence for death crash 'an insult'Kaylan Hippsley's family call his killer's less than seven-year sentence "disgusting".11 May 2024Wales