by Agency Reporter | May 3, 2021 | Briefing
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING IN PRISON across England and Wales has risen by 42 per cent over the last year, as jails have been hit by the spread of Covid-19. A statistical bulletin published by the Ministry of Justice shows that 408 people died in prison custody in...
by Agency Reporter | May 2, 2021 | Briefing
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN churches voted overwhelmingly at its online AGM on 24 April to disinvest from companies whose turnover from oil and gas is more than 10 per cent. The General Assembly has £6.3 million of investments, currently...
by Staff Writer | May 2, 2021 | Briefing
A METROPOLITAN POLICE OFFICER, PC Benjamin Kemp, based at MPS North East Command, was found guilty of gross misconduct and dismissed with immediate effect after a police disciplinary panel concluded that he used excessive force on a 17 year old Black girl with...
by Agency Reporter | May 1, 2021 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT FROM REPRIEVE reveals that almost two-thirds of British women detained in camps in North East Syria are victims of human trafficking. ISIS employed trafficking tactics similar to those employed by child sex trafficking gangs, grooming and recruiting...
by Agency Reporter | May 1, 2021 | Briefing
LIBERTY HAS CRITICISED the Government for misrepresenting the findings of an independent report and using it as cover to introduce sweeping constitutional reforms. The rights group issued the warning in its response to the Ministry of Justice’s Judicial Review Reform...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 30, 2021 | Briefing
LEGAL CLAIMS OF ABUSE by staff at Yew Trees Hospital, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, are being investigated on behalf of former patients, following serious allegations at the now closed mental health unit. Major concerns have been raised about the use of restraint and...
