This bill received Royal Assent on 15 September 2011 and became the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. View the progress of the bill on Parliament’s website The bill was presented to Parliament on 30 November 2010. It covers five distinct policy areas: police accountability and governance alcohol licensing the regulation of protests around Parliament […]
Ministry of Justice consultation on the Draft Defamation Bill
June 2, 2011
JUSTICE has published a response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on the Draft Defamation Bill and submitted written evidence to the Joint Committe on the Bill. Downloads JUSTICE response to Ministry of Justice Draft Defamation Bill Consultation JUSTICE written submission to Joint Committee on Draft Defamation Bill
Home Office CCTV consultation
May 26, 2011
Home Office Consultation: More Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour
May 17, 2011
Adams v Secretary of State for Justice
May 11, 2011
The case concerned the definition of ‘miscarriage of justice’ for the purposes of statutory compensation under section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. On 11 May 2011 by a majority of 5-4, the UK Supreme Court rejected the government’s arguments that only people who could prove their innocence would be entitled to compensation for […]
Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills
April 20, 2011
This is a draft legislation from the Home Office On 29 March 2011, JUSTICE gave oral evidence to the Joint Committee on the bills. And on 20 April 2011, we made written submissions and wrote to the committee regarding section 78 of PACE. JUSTICE written evidence to Joint Committee – April 2011 JUSTICE letter to Joint […]
Control order renewal debate – 2011
March 2, 2011
Sentencing Green Paper ‘Breaking the Cycle’
March 1, 2011
Prisoners voting rights
February 10, 2011
On Thursday 10 February 2011 the House of Commons debated a backbench motion seeking to maintain the blanket ban on prisoners voting. JUSTICE is one of a group of NGOs that issued a joint briefing on the issue ahead of the debate. NGO Joint Briefing – House of Commons debate of backbench motion – February […]
Detainee Inquiry
February 8, 2011
Joint NGO letter to the Detainee Inquiry concerning Article 3 ECHR JUSTICE, together with 8 other NGOs, has exchanged letters with the Detainee Inquiry concerning the relevant standards under UK and international law. Downloads Letter from NGOs to Inquiry – 8 February 2011 Inquiry reply to NGOs – 16 February 2011 NGO response to Inquiry […]