Criminal justice system

Essex Police's Ben-Julian Harrington says the policy will heap pressure on his officers and staff.

Josh and Chloe Bashford died in Newhaven in June 2023 and a man denied murder weeks later.

Nadine Marshall's 18-year-old son was killed by a convicted offender who was on probation.

A hearing set to decide the fate of the convicted killers was delayed after bickering in court.

Katie Brett, whose sister Sasha was murdered, says dangerous people are being freed from prisons.

Growing calls to make compensation rules for miscarriage of justice victims less strict.

New guidance issued to judges created a stand-off between the independent Sentencing Council and MoJ.

New guidance on sentencing offenders from ethnic monitories and other backgrounds is set to start in April.