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12 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Review 'urgent and essential' after damning Justice Committee report on civil legal aid

The Law Society is backing the Justice Committee's call today for a review into changes made to civil legal aid in 2013.

12 Mar 2015 Health

Gender adversity - tackling violence against women

Conservative MP Mary Macleod asks what more can be done to prevent violence against women and girls as part of Parliament’s recognition of International Women’s Day

12 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Improving trust between children and the police

Conservative MP Tim Loughton highlights the mistrust that exists between police and young people and calls for further action to improve relations.

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10 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Legal Services bring in 'big money' to UK

If the rule of law was a crumbling building, we'd be throwing money at it

Lawyers warn that increasing court fees will hit SMEs

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Lawyers warn that increasing court fees will hit SMEs

Enhanced court fees will block access to justice, according to leading industry figures.

Effectively reducing crime in betting shops

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27 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Effectively reducing crime in betting shops

Responding to a parliamentary question on safety in betting shops, the Association of British Bookmakers has clarified the work of the Safe Bet Alliance.

25 Feb 2015 Economy

Make police widow pension rules fair

Conservative MP, Richard Graham, calls for fairer pensions entitlements for police widows and widowers.

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16 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Online courts could increase access to justice and reduce costs by 2017

The future of civil law courts is likely to be online according to a new report. The study suggests that it will increase access to justice and streamline the court processes in England and Wales.

12 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Busking is an essential part of UK street culture

Lib Dem peer Lord Clement-Jones writes about his Lords question on 'the use of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to prevent or control busking'

10 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Calling for back-up - defending police from Tory cuts

With violent crime continuing to rise, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says Theresa May must stop cutting police jobs.

09 Feb 2015 Communities

John Mann MP: UK must unite against anti-Semitism

Chair of the APPG on Anti-Semitism, John Mann MP, introduces the latest 'Inquiry into Antisemitism' report and urges the non-jewish community to join the fight against anti-Semitism in the UK.

30 Jan 2015 Home affairs

DPP's stance on rape is in the interests of justice

Labour's deputy leader says Sarah Vine is wrong to talk about rape in terms of men 'making a mistake'.

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13 Jan 2015 Economy

Victims of fraud increase as vulnerable people put trust ahead of truth, says KPMG

- Potential whistle-blower turns blackmailer - Number of victims up, as fraud cases rise - Improving economy sees corporates rise up victim list

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27 Oct 2014

Victims of crime paying the price for cuts to the policing budget

Victims of crime are suffering with a poorer service because cuts to the police budget have resulted in added strain and pressure on detectives, according to a new survey published today.

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20 Oct 2014

Violence kills one child every five minutes, warns Unicef UK

New global target needed to tackle epidemic of violence against children.

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28 Jul 2014

Moat provides sanctuary in West Kent

Moat has launched a pilot Sanctuary Scheme in West Kent. The scheme, which allows victims of domestic violence to remain safely in their own homes, is available in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling and Sevenoaks. Depending on the success of this pilot, Moat plans to extend the scheme across its areas of operation in the South East.