A report by Prof Alexis Jay has exposed shocking abuse and exploitation of 1,400 children as young as 11, over 16 years, in Rotherham, describing 'blatant' collective failures of the care system, police and local politicians. A leading social worker holds the government to account.
The criminal justice system, not women's drinking, is to blame for low conviction rates.
A Buddhist monk who made South Yorkshire his home after seeking refuge from persecution in his native Bangladesh is facing immediate deportation from the UK.
G4S, the UK government outsourcer that supports Israeli security services on the West Bank, will serve Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Psychological research shows that honest people, particularly when traumatised, will remember events inconsistently. Judges in asylum cases need to listen to the best scientific evidence on human behaviour, not just their 'common sense'.
Yesterday education minister Michael Gove was demoted to the post of chief whip. His covert privatisation of schools across England goes on.
Harsh UK immigration rules deprive couples of their right to family life unless they earn at least £18,600 per year — more if they have children. And that's all right, says the Court of Appeal.
Yesterday Chris Grayling, who is both Minister of State for Justice (dismantling the legal aid system) and Lord Chancellor (sworn to uphold the rule of law), gave evidence before the House of Commons Justice Committee.
One consequence of proposed cuts to legal aid is that children trying to prove they have been trafficked will be denied legal assistance.
Powers intended to tackle gang-related violence are ruining the lives of young people who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time
• For almost an hour after Steve Ham was found unresponsive, G4S guards failed to call an ambulance• Panic, inexperience, understaffing and lack of transparency exposed at UK's flagship private prison• “An excellent model for the future of the Prison Service,” said justice minister Chris Grayling
• Home Office contractors agree “significant” financial settlement• 77 year old locum doctor did not know detention centre rules• Brian Dalrymple, a 35 year old American tourist, died of natural causes; neglect was a contributing factor• Mother pays tribute to “warm and loving man”
