Family Court Reporting Pilot Expanded to Include Magistrates and Financial Remedy Cases
The transparency pilot allowing the reporting of family court proceedings has been expanded to cover both public and private law cases before magistrates. As of Friday, magistrates in all 19 pilot areas are now included in the scheme. Additionally, from today, November 11, the pilot for reporting financial remedy proceedings will extend to the Royal […]
Further justice cuts untenable, warns Law Society
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned that further Ministry of Justice (MoJ) cuts are untenable. “We were pleased to see the Chancellor has said there will be no return to austerity but are concerned by reports of cuts,” said Law Society president Richard Atkinson. “More cuts to […]
Computer glitch led to premature approval of dozens of divorce applications, High Court hears
A High Court hearing has been told that dozens of divorce applications submitted a day before the law allows were wrongly approved due to a computer error. A hearing was told that 79 divorces were approved incorrectly after an online system failed to detect that they were submitted exactly a year after marriage when the […]
Online grooming crimes against children increase by 89% in six years
Online grooming crimes have reached record levels across the UK, with offences topping 7,000 for the first time, new data NSPCC compiled reveals. The figures, provided by 45 UK police forces, show 7,062 Sexual Communication with a Child offences were recorded in 2023/24 – up 89% since 2017/18 when the offence first came into force. […]
Child First: path to safer communities
Youth Justice Board (YJB) member Louise Shorter met with Professor Neal Hazel to discuss Child First and how it supports safer communities. Louise is a YJB Board member, charity founder and journalist specialising in criminal justice. Neal was a YJB Board member from January 2018 to August 2024 and is the Chair of Criminology and […]
Justice system: Lord Chancellor must ‘spend to save’
The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed more investment in justice but warned that increased funding across the system is needed to avoid collapse. While the Budget announced funding for prisons, the Crown Prosecution Service and probation, there is no mention of civil and criminal legal aid – crucial public services which are […]
