Minister of State Lucy Frazer QC MP has made a statement on preparedness to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in prisons. The Government is doing everything it can to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, based on the very latest scientific and medical advice. This includes in our prisons, where we are working closely with Public Health England, […]
Wednesday 13th November 2019 Doughty Street Chambers, 54 Doughty St, Holborn, London WC1N 2LS AGENDA (may be subject to change) 10.00 Registration and opening remarks – APL Chair, John Turner 10.15 to 11.15: The Parole Board Rules 2019 and recent case law update Jude Bunting, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers, Simon Creighton or Hamish Arnott, Bhatt Murphy […]
The London Legal Walk returns on Monday 17th June 2019. All funds raised support free legal advice charities in London and the South East.To find out more about #WhyWeWalk click here. Please watch this 2 minute video appeal from the Lord Chief Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3u8_g06bv8
Ex-justice minister’s probation reforms have led to huge rise in serious offences, data shows. The number of rapes, murders and other serious crimes committed by offenders on parole has risen by more than 50% since reforms to probation were introduced four years ago, according to official data that has triggered calls for the government to […]
Tickets for our Annual Conference are now available at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-association-of-prison-lawyers-annual-conference-2018-tickets-52900779656. Early booking is advised as spaces are limited. When: Thursday 6th December 2018 Where: Matrix Chambers, Griffin Buildings, London WC1R 5LN TIMETABLE (may be subject to change) 10.00 to 12.30 – Adjudications – Dulcie Piff (Birds Solicitors), Dr.Laura Janes (The Howard League) – Parole – […]
The body responsible for deciding whether prisoners can be released into the community has no black members, it has been revealed. Caroline Corby, the chair of the Parole Board, has said she fears unconscious bias could be behind the absence of black members and the low number of minority ethnic people. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/09/parole-board-diversity-crisis-black-members