The Ministry of Justice, MOJ, is to pay the costs of two sets of assessment proceedings on the indemnity basis after the Governments’ Points of Dispute were rejected by the Court in favour of the Claimants Detailed Bills of Costs. The matters of Mr. Dean Whitehead –v- Ministry of Justice [2017] C51YJ506 and Mr. Sean…
All About Modern Policing Police forces across England and Wales are preparing for a roll-out of ‘Body-worn Cameras’, and the government has announced that prison officers will shortly be assisted by this new technology. What are Body-worn Cameras? BWCs are small recording devices, very similar to a GoPro, which allows for constant audio and video…
What Happens After A Prison Sentence? For many offenders, a prison sentence is a grim reality, a punishment that must be served, often impacting not only on a single individual but in many cases their family. So, when the day of release comes, it is a significant moment, the door on punishment closed and a…
Over the last few days, the government has announced proposals to introduce new offences and increase sentencing for a range of other offences. Our Criminal Law expert, Nikki Mundy explains the proposals. Knife crime Knife crime increased by 20% in the last year, prompting the government to look again at key legislation. Possession of a…
Do You Know Animal Cruelty Offences Could Have Tougher Sentences? The government is planning to introduce legislation which will increase the maximum custodial sentence for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The current limit is six months’ imprisonment, but the new proposals would raise it to five years. This would bring England and Wales…
