by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has announced the appointment of Anne Owers, currently Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, as their new chairperson, taking up the role later this year. Ms Owers is a committed human rights campaigner...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 16, 2008
A new charity is being launched in London tomorrow to pioneer an award-winning community response to sex offending, in the UK. Circles UK aims to support the development and effectiveness of Circles of Support and Accountability, (Circles), which have halved rates of...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 30, 2008
For the third year running Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons, Anne Owers, a former human rights campaigner, has hit the headlines with a hard-hitting report on Britain’s dire prison situation, calling for action not political posturing. In 2006 the...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 12, 2007
A new scheme to deal with first time young offenders who have committed a minor offence will be piloted early next year. The scheme aims to stop them going to court unnecessarily, while at the same time ensuring that they make amends for their offence via an apology...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has told a newspaper he thinks the British government should consider raising the age of criminal responsibility, acknowledging that very young people involved in crime still need to be recognised as children. The archbishop...
