Justice Committee warns court reform could favour repeat offenders IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 10
‘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 · Jul 20, 2025
Chief accused of ‘half-hearted’ defence of review body after Malkinson case Karen Kneller defended her position as she appeared before MPs. Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025
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 · Nov 29, 2024
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 · Oct 24, 2023
Group of Dail politicians calls on Government to consider legalising cannabis The Oireachtas Justice Committee examined the possible legalisation of some drugs Irish Mirror · Dec 14, 2022
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 Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022
'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 · Oct 2, 2022
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 · Sep 29, 2022
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 · Sep 28, 2022
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) · Jul 13, 2022
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. Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2022