It’s been eighteen months since our conversation with Dave*, he’s now off the alcohol monitoring tag and has successfully finished his probation journey. In 2020, Dave shared his experience of the Alcohol Abstinence Monitoring Requirement (AAMR) pilot. …

First Step Leicester — how emergency funding helped us to continue supporting male victims and survivors of sexual abuse First Step Leicester is a small regional organisation that supports males aged 13 years and over who have been victims of sexual abuse. Service Manager Cas Beckett explains the challenges that the service had to overcome with the arrival of coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown, and how emergency funding from…

I do not underestimate how hard it must be to be pregnant in prison or to be forced to leave your children behind when given a jail sentence. …

Eastgate House, Cardiff From the outset we knew that the work of the tribunal must continue in hearing cases. With most hearings held face-to-face we had to rethink how else we could work to protect the health of all involved. In one of the fastest changes I’ve seen in my working life, we…

Families caring for a loved one can be under a lot of stress, and finding out you can’t make certain choices for them without legal consent can come as a shock. 72% of people think your next of kin always gets the final say in treatment decisions at hospital if…

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice the Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP writes about today’s Hidden Harms Summit. Today the government is hosting its first Hidden Harms summit, where key representatives from across government, law enforcement, victims’ charities, and front-line practitioners will discuss how to drive forward…

This blog is written by Lydia Morris, Head of Legal Services Innovation at the Ministry of Justice Last year the Ministry of Justice granted Tech Nation £2m to support the growth of the UK Lawtech sector. …

As part of a two-year Suspended Sentence Order, Dave* took part in an Alcohol Abstinence Monitoring Requirement (AAMR) pilot scheme, where he was made to wear a tag that monitored his alcohol consumption for 90 days, during which he had to remain completely abstinent. The tags can make a positive…

Today we launch our consultation into four “accelerated areas” of the Criminal Legal Aid Review, that we agreed to fast track in response to your most pressing concerns. The consultation includes proposals on how: litigators are paid for work on sending cases to the Crown Court litigators and advocates are…