Further cuts to compound justice crisis, Law Society warns
Further budget cuts will severely impact the already crisis-hit justice system, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) analysis of the Autumn Statement suggests the Ministry of Justice faces multi-million-pound cuts. Law Society president Nick Emmerson said: “The justice system is crying out for investment and the […]
Refuge responds to the MoJ’s consultation on tougher sentences for domestic killers
A consultation looking at whether domestic killers should receive tougher sentences if they subject their victims to a campaign of coercive and controlling abuse, has been launched by the Lord Chancellor. Ministers will also consider whether murderers who use a knife or another weapon already at the crime scene to kill should also face steeper […]