Criminal law

Fact checks including justice, prisons, criminal sentencing

25 January 2017

Assaults on NHS staff

There’s no separate criminal offence of assaulting an NHS worker, but they do have additional legal protections.

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Assaults on NHS staff
19 February 2016

Could killers convicted under 'joint enterprise' walk free from jail?

Could killers walk free as a result of changes to the law? Not necessarily.

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Could killers convicted under 'joint enterprise' walk free from jail?
11 February 2016

Can killers now avoid life in prison with a guilty plea?

Suggested new guidelines for judges, published today, wouldn’t significantly change the rules on when someone stays in prison for life.

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Can killers now avoid life in prison with a guilty plea?
25 January 2016

The criminal courts

An expert overview of the courts that hold criminal trials in England and Wales.

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The criminal courts
31 July 2015

Cracking up: efficiency in the criminal courts

Michael Gove is right that less than half of criminal trials went as planned last year. Concerns about the efficiency of the criminal courts are growing.

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Cracking up: efficiency in the criminal courts
9 June 2015

Are foreign criminals using human rights to avoid being deported?

133 foreign criminals were allowed to stay in the country out of respect for their human rights in 2013.

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Are foreign criminals using human rights to avoid being deported?
29 January 2015

Men accused of rape don't have to "prove that a woman said Yes"

New advice for prosecutors doesn't in any way change the law on rape.

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Men accused of rape don't have to "prove that a woman said Yes"

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