This week, the government tabled amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, which is currently before parliament, in order to make amendments to the current IPP regime. If enacted, changes will be made to The Crime (Sentences) Act 1997.The changes will mean that people will be referred for review three years after their first release.
Here we take a look at some of the legal news that made the headlines in November in the first of a new series of articles.
We look at police informers – and whether providing vital information about a crime could lead to a more favourable outcome.
Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) are facing calls to be scrapped after just 12 months. We look at what they are and why that is.
A recent case highlights the impact of imprisonment on family life as a prisoner sought to partake in fertility treatment.
