Job Title: Criminal Policy Lawyer Location: 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ Salary: £55, 307 at D1 JUSTICE is looking to recruit a new Criminal Policy Lawyer to join our policy team. This is a permanent post although there are options for fixed term positions on request (minimum of 12 months), for example if someone […]
People need legal help: The value of legal representation in the Windrush Compensation Scheme
Survivors of the Home Office Windrush Scandal are receiving drastically less compensation than they deserve. Giving them access to free legal advice can change this, finds this JUSTICE report. This research, produced by JUSTICE, the University of Sussex, and Dechert LLP, reviewed extensive case files and interviewed claimants and lawyers. It shows legal advice makes […]
Criminal Justice Fellow
May 29, 2025
JUSTICE invites applications for a 12 month criminal justice fellowship. The successful applicants will work closely with our legal staff: conducting legal research; providing commentary on draft legislation; assisting with third party interventions (where relevant); and supporting working parties of our membership and other experts exploring critical issues of law reform. The fellowship will provide […]
Communications Officer
Job Title: Communications Officer Location: Hybrid, with minimum 1-2 days per month at JUSTICE’s office near St Paul’s, London. Salary: £35,742 per annum starting salary, with yearly increases. We are looking for a motivated and organised Communications Officer to help us build a fairer UK justice system. The postholder will translate complex legal issues into […]
JUSTICE’s Response to the Ministry of Justice Consultation on the Oversight and Regulation of Private Prosecutors in the Criminal Justice System
May 16, 2025
In March 2025, the Ministry of Justice launched a consultation seeking views on the operation and oversight of private prosecutions and the Single Justice Procedure (SJP). These are two important areas of criminal justice that raise significant questions about fairness, transparency, and accountability. JUSTICE has submitted a detailed response to this consultation, drawing on our […]
Presumption of anonymity for firearms officers poses grave threat to public interest journalism, say JUSTICE & NUJ
May 7, 2025
7 May 2025 The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and law reform charity JUSTICE have written jointly to Yvette Cooper, UK Home Secretary, expressing deep concern over a proposed change in law granting anonymity to firearms officers subject to a criminal proceedings following a shooting. Both the NUJ and JUSTICE stress that this change poses […]
JUSTICE & other charities warn Sentencing Bill risks more pregnant women behind bars
April 28, 2025
27 April 2025 JUSTICE and 20 other organisations and individuals have written to the Justice Secretary raising serious concerns about the Sentencing Guidelines Bill. The Bill would prevent the Sentencing Council from giving judges advice on taking personal characteristics such as pregnancy into account when deciding whether to order a report from the probation service to […]
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
April 25, 2025
The Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill would prevent sentencing guidelines about pre-sentence reports (“PSRs”) from including any “provision framed by reference to different personal characteristics of an offender”. It defines “personal characteristics” to include “in particular” race, religion or belief, or cultural background, however this is not an exhaustive list. The Bill’s stated purpose is […]
Crime and Policing Bill 2025
April 24, 2025
The Crime and Policing Bill, was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025. Its stated purpose is to support the delivery of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission to halve knife crime and violence against women and girls (“VAWG”) in a decade, as well as to support neighbourhood policing and increase public confidence […]
The Border Security, Immigration and Asylum Bill
April 11, 2025
The Border Security, Immigration and Asylum Bill was introduced in February 2025. We welcome the repeal of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Act) and much of the Illegal Migration Act, given our serious concerns about both pieces of legislation. However, our briefings set out the following concerns: It also retains provisions of the […]