From 2nd September 2026, there will be partial commencement of section 23 of the Sentencing Act 2026. This will involve changes to release dates for those serving Standard Determinate Sentences. Further to the save the date announcement sent out to… Continue Reading
Booking has now closed. Please contact administrator@associationofprisonlawyers.co.uk for any further enquiries. When: Friday 30 January 2026 from 10:30 am to 18:00 pm Where: The conference will take place at Reed Smith, 1 Blossom Yard, London E1 6RS. The nearest rail and tube station is Liverpool Street, London.… Continue Reading
When: Friday 30 January 2026 from 10:30 am to 18:00 pm Where: The conference will take place at Reed Smith, 1 Blossom Yard, London E1 6RS. The nearest rail and tube station is Liverpool Street, London Cost of tickets: £150 for non-members; £100 for members (reduced to… Continue Reading
Over the past month, the Association of Prison Lawyers (APL) held two wellbeing-focused workshops — one in Manchester, kindly hosted by Garden Court North Chambers, and one in London, generously hosted by No5 Chambers. Both sessions brought together prison law… Continue Reading
APL welcomes the long awaited Government response to the criminal fees consultation published today 1 December 2025. The Government has confirmed that prison law fees will increase by 24% from 22 December 2025. The Government paper outlines the responses that… Continue Reading
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In person workshops in London and Manchester. Our work has never been so challenging – both legally and personally. The prison estate is at full capacity and many of our clients have significant mental health problems and additional needs that… Continue Reading
APL has provided a detailed response to the consultation on changes to the Civil Procedure Rules to accommodate the “top tier” release referral decisions that are due to be implemented under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. You can read… Continue Reading
The Parole Board published its Transparency Review on June 5 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/publication-of-parole-board-transparency-review. Following our session with members and the Parole Board on 9 June 2025, the APL wrote to the Chair of the Parole Board on 30 June 2025 setting out our… Continue Reading
Link to APL response here. The details on how to respond are here: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/criminal-legal-aid-proposals-for-solicitor-fee The deadline is Friday 4 July 2025.