Public sector workers could be offered 3.5% pay rise to stop strikes The wage increase would still amount to a real-terms cut as the UK battles a cost-of-living crisis Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023
More than a million public sector workers in line for 3.5% pay rise But the figure proposed in Government departmental submissions is dismissed as 'some sort of sick joke' by Unite chief Wales Online · Feb 22, 2023
Young black boys almost THREE times more likely to enter youth justice system Children from ethnic minority backgrounds make up more than half all children in custody. The proportion has increased from 32% in 2010 to 53% in 2020 Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023
Murderer Russell Causley released 'from HMP Bristol' after serving life sentence His victim's daughter previously said she was “disappointed” by the decision to free him again Bristol Post · Feb 16, 2023
Murderer who never revealed where he hid wife's body is freed from jail Russell Causley was handed a life sentence for murdering his wife Carole a year after he moved his lover into the family home Wales Online · Feb 15, 2023
Murderer who never revealed where he hid his wife’s body is released Russell Causley was handed a life sentence for killing Carole Packman The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
Murderer Russell Causley freed from jail He was handed a life sentence for killing his wife Carole Packman, who disappeared in 1985. The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
Government will NOT appeal over decision to release notorious rapist who struck across Greater Manchester "The Secretary of State for Justice knows that the public will not be safe if Andrew Barlow is released from prison." Manchester Evening News · Feb 10, 2023
‘People are feeling jumpy’: civil servants feel the strain as Raab inquiry drags on Inside Ministry of Justice patience with pace of investigation into allegations of bullying is wearing thin The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023
Prisoners to be held in police cells after surge in jail overcrowding Last year, the Government announced it had asked to use 400 police cells to hold inmates after a surge in overcrowding. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Britain's biggest prison 'set to be built near Jamie Oliver's £6 million Essex mansion' Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver faces having two 'mega jails' built near his picturesque home in Essex - and locals are up in arms about it Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023
Dominic Raab: Karate black belt under spotlight over bullying claims Critics claim the Deputy PM caused civil servants to suffer ‘mental health crises’, while allies insist he is simply a ‘demanding’ boss. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Double killer likely to die in prison for cutting throats of girlfriend and man Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years. The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Raab bullying claims: inquiry has interviewed three top mandarins Exclusive: Officials who worked with deputy PM when he was at FCO, MoJ and Brexit department have provided testimony The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023 Murderer who has never revealed where his wife’s body is to be freed from jail The Government decided not to ask the Parole Board to reconsider its decision
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Wife killer who never revealed where he hid body to be freed from jail Carole Packman disappeared one year after Russell Causley moved his lover into the family home
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Murderer Russell Causley to be freed from jail The Government decided not to ask the Parole Board to reconsider its decision.
Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2023 One in 10 Ministry of Justice staff say they have experienced bullying or harassment According to the annual Civil Service People Survey 11% of MoJ staff warned that they had experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination - significantly higher than an average across the Civil Service of 7%
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023 At least 24 civil servants involved in complaints against Dominic Raab, say sources Exclusive: Insiders believe depth of inquiry and severity of some claims means deputy PM will struggle to keep job
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023 ‘Potentially risky’ people being released after years on remand, watchdog warns Growing number of offenders on remand in England and Wales not offered support before being freed, prisons inspector says
Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023 Deputy Prime Minister says Greater Manchester's worst rapist should remain behind bars "My thoughts remain with the victims of Andrew Barlow, whose despicable crimes blighted the lives of dozens of women"
Wales Online · Dec 31, 2022 Criminals with over 50 convictions avoid jail with just a fine Courts handed out non-custodial sentences for 1,040 such offenders in 2021, with the number of criminals with over 100 convictions spared prison also rising
Leeds Live · Dec 25, 2022 What prisoners in Leeds jails will be eating on Christmas Day 2022 Plus dinner in the can on Boxing Day 2022 and New Year's Day
Wales Online · Dec 23, 2022 Ministry of Justice shared intimate details of victim's anguish to her stalker Rhianon Bragg from Gwynedd said that the MoJ's sharing of such details to Gareth Wyn Jones has provided him with more "ammunition".
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022 Killamarsh killer: Review to be held into how probation officers handled case Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has asked the Chief Inspector of Probation to investigate Damien Bendall’s court files.