'Putting victims first' — that's the government line. The UK's largest civil service union interrogates justice privatisation.
This week, OurKingdom is examining whether UK party conference season changed anything. Today, Lib Dem Naomi Smith is worried by policy votes in her party, and Green member Josiah Mortimer is skeptical of Miliband's supposed move to the left.
Following the suicide of two 17-year olds, campaigners forced a review of the law covering treatment of children in police custody. Such challenges could become impossible if Ministry of Justice proposals are pushed through
Across England and Wales children are being locked up overnight in police cells in very large numbers. The Howard League has persuaded some senior police officers that it's not all right.
The fight against the British government's attack on Legal Aid goes on. This morning, representatives of children, victims of violent crime, migrants, prisoners and the poor warn Parliament about the dangers of restricting access to justice. This Manchester barrister has seen cut-price law in acti
Unreliable reporting stigmatizes people who are unwell and distorts public understanding of mental illness.
The UK justice minister gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee today. Members of Parliament yet again attacked the government's assault on Legal Aid, something that has allowed access to justice, regardless of wealth, since 1949.
A charity director, honoured by the Queen for his work with asylum-seekers and homeless people, tells David Cameron why he has returned his award.
Chris Grayling discribed G4S run prison HMP Oakwood as an "excellent model for the future of the prison service". But a report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons this week tells a very different story...
Police officers across England are strip-searching people for no good reason.
Racial stereotyping puts children at risk. The greatest threat to children of any culture, race or faith is familial child sex abuse.
Will party members bring courage to their simmering resentment and oust Nick Clegg?
