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Justice Committee warns court reform could favour repeat offenders

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The Independent UK

‘Dysfunctional’ county courts need urgent review – MPs

County courts were described as the ‘Cinderella service’ of the justice system, gaining little attention compared with the criminal justice system.

The Independent UK

Chief accused of ‘half-hearted’ defence of review body after Malkinson case

Karen Kneller defended her position as she appeared before MPs.

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Resentencing of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms not ‘adequately explored’, committee warns

The justice committee says ministers ‘may have misunderstood’ their advice and urged them to look again at establishing a resentencing committee for thousands of IPP prisoners

The Independent UK

National debate on sentencing needed ‘to correct dysfunctional conversation’

The call comes from the cross-party Justice Committee in a new 61-page report, which calls for serious engagement with the public by the Government.

The Independent UK

Group of Dail politicians calls on Government to consider legalising cannabis

The Oireachtas Justice Committee examined the possible legalisation of some drugs

Irish Mirror

Mum 'torn apart' after son remains in jail 14 years after being told he'd serve less than four

David Cummins remains subject to a sentencing scheme which has since been banned

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'My son was told he'd serve three-and-a-half years minimum - 14 years later and he's still locked up'

"I need justice for my son now - he has served way beyond his time"

Manchester Evening News

Draft Victims Bill won’t achieve government’s aims, says justice committee

New funding is ‘essential’ to make proposals possible, Committee chair says

The Independent UK

Parliamentary committee says IPP sentences are "irredeemably flawed" and demands change

"After a decade of inertia the status quo cannot be allowed to continue.”

Manchester Evening News

Change of PM could 'help ease tensions between UK and EU over Northern Ireland'

Justice Committee chairman Sir Robert Neill criticised sweeping ministerial powers in the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill as he lodged amendments

The National (Scotland)

Government must ‘learn lesson’ over Covid laws, demands Tory MP

The government has come under fire from a senior backbencher for failing to respond to an investigation into the Covid laws while the Partygate scandal has raged in Westminster.

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