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News Archive 19

June 19, 2007: Prison Officer Back More Prison Places

June 13, 2007: New Measures For Sex Offenders

May 24, 2007: Seizing Offenders' Assets

May 16, 2007: Fewer Burdens, More Powers For Police - Home Secretary

May 16, 2007: Commission on English Prisons Announced

May 16, 2007: European Interior Ministers Meet

May 9, 2007: Probation Response To New Ministry

May 9, 2007: New Ministry of Justice Launched

April 26, 2007: New British Crime Survey Figures

April 25, 2007: Howard League Condemns Violence Against Children In Custody

April 5, 2007: Suicide And Local Prisons

April 3, 2007: Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault - New Report

March 30, 2007: Number of Prisoners Reaches New Peak

March 29, 2007: New Ministry of Justice

March 13, 2007: Napo Speaks Out On Prison Overcrowding


June 19,  2007: Prison Officer Back More Prison Places

Leaders of the Prison Officers' Association have welcomed the announcement of the soon to be Prime Minister Gordon Brown to provide significant finances to provide two thousand extra prison places, by the end of the year... more

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June 13,  2007: New Measures For Sex Offenders

A range of new measures aimed at enhancing the protection of children from sex offenders was unveiled today by Home Secretary John Reid. The 'Review of the Protection of Children from Sex Offenders'  has considered what extra steps are needed to enhance the protection of children from sex offenders. It looked at... more

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May 24, 2007: Seizing Offenders' Assets

Government proposals to give law enforcement agencies new powers to make it easier to seize criminals’ luxury possessions and high value goods used in crime, such as cars and boats, have been announced by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker. A range of new measures... more

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May 16, 2007: Fewer Burdens, More Powers For Police - Home Secretary

The Police Service has a crucial role to play in meeting the challenges of 21st century security, said Home Secretary John Reid. Speaking at the Police Federation annual conference, the Home Secretary... more

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May 16, 2007: Commission on English Prisons Announced

The Howard League for Penal Reform has today  announced the establishment of a major national Commission of Inquiry into the penal system, using prisons as the anchor but ranging widely across policy and practice. Cherie Booth QC has agreed to be President of the Commission.... more

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May 16,  2007: European Interior Ministers Meet

The Interior Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom met in Venice on 11-12 May, 2007, in order to evaluate possible developments in the areas of common interest with the aim of contributing to the advancement of the freedom, security and justice in the European Union... more

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May 9, 2007: Probation Response To New Ministry

Commenting on the creation of the Ministry of Justice on 9th May, Harry Fletcher, Assistant General Secretary of Probation union Napo said... more

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May 9, 2007: New Ministry of Justice Launched

From today, all responsibilities for criminal law and sentencing, reducing re-offending, and prisons and probation will transfer from the Home Office to the new Ministry of Justice. which has been built around the existing... more

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April 26, 2007: New British Crime Survey Figures

Overall crime in England and Wales has remained stable according to British Crime Survey (BCS) interview data, and has fallen by two per cent according to recorded crime statistics, both published in the quarterly update Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly update to December 2006 published today... more

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April 25, 2007: Howard League Condemns Violence Against Children In Custody

The Howard League for Penal Reform has launched a partnership with Defence for Children International in the Netherlands, France and Belgium to prevent violence against children in custody... more

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April 5, 2007: Suicide And Local Prisons

The Howard League for Penal Reform has welcomed a drop in suicide figures in 2006, but warned that local prisons remain the worst hit for suicides among their inmates. Howard League Director Frances Crook said... more

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April 3, 2007: Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault - New Report

Drug facilitated sexual assault, including rapes in which drugs are mixed with alcohol, is a significant problem, according to a new report, “Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault”, just published by...  more

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March 30, 2007 Number of Prisoner Reaches New Peak

The number of prisoners held in England and Wales has just reached a new peak today. There are now 80,303 prisoners in jails in England and Wales. according to new figures released by the prison service. As the Prison Reform Trust points out... more

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March 29, 2007: New Ministry of Justice

Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced major changes to the Home Office, which will be divided and refocused. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS), including... more

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March 13, 2007: Napo Speaks Out On Prison Overcrowding

Probation union Napo has commented on prison overcrowding by addressing the Home Secretary’s recent statement on dealing with prison overcrowding through a commitment to provide 2,500 additional places by the end of the year. The plan was... more

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