Prisons in UK Law
- Mental Health Inquiry In Prisons Launched
- Coronavirus In Prisons: Should Inmates Be Released To Stop The Spread?
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UK Public Procurement Law Digest: The Dangers of Prison Food, Electronic Auctions, and Moving Goalposts in Public Procurement
In recent procurement law cases, courts have tended to side with public authorities (rather than bidders) when considering whether a claim raises a serious issue to be tried. In this case, at least...... ... and seek summary judgment in respect of parts of a claim brought by a disgruntled food supplier which lost out in a tender to supply the UKs prisons with frozen food. WHY IS THIS CASE IMPORTANT? While this case may not create any new legal rules, it does contain several reminders of important ... ...
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Intriguing criminal justice reform talk from across the pond from new UK prime minister
Realizing that, conincidently on US Independence Day, the Brisish elected a new Partiment and Prime Minister, I was epsecially intrigued by this new BBC article headlined “We have too many prisoner...... ... But he said there would be no overnight solution to prison overcrowding, adding: Weve got too many prisoners, not enough prisons. It comes after he appointed a businessman as his prisons minister who has previously said only a third of prisoners should be there. James Timpson, ... ...
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Justice Select Committee To Hold Whiplash Inquiry
... ... The reforms previously formed part of the Prisons and Courts Bill, but were shelved due to the general election. Following the election it was announced the reforms will now be introduced in specific ... ...
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Notable prison releases in the UK to deal with prison overcrowding
I generally do not keep up with international crime and punishment stories, but this new story and headline from across the pond caught my eye: “Union warns of probation officer shortage ahead of p...... ... expected to be freed in late October after the law was changed by the lord chancellor, Shabana Mahmood, to relieve pressure on overcrowded prisons. On Monday, the government said it would launch Operation Early Dawn, a longstanding plan that means defendants waiting for a court appearance can be ... ...
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Prison Counsellor Sacked Over Whistleblowing
... ... She had been employed as deputy director of Forensic Therapies, a charity based in central London which provides counselling services in UK prisons ... In 2008, Miss Husain-Naviatti notified trustees of the charity that a grant from the Cabinet Office of £535,000 had been recorded as ... ...
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Russian Assurances
... ... It found that the applicants had been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment whilst detained in Russian prisons, a finding it had already made in 80 cases in the preceding 10 years. It also went further and adopted the "pilot judgment" procedure; a measure ... ...
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Can The European Arrest Warrant (EAW') Bring About Political Change?
... ... By refusing to extradite to countries where prisons are overcrowded, dilapidated and dangerous, the UK courts have caused member states to take political steps to tackle these problems to avoid the ... ...
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Prison Rules: Unwarranted And Self-authorised Surveillance Of Prisoners' Legal Consultations
... ... Section 4(4) of RIPA makes lawful the interception of communications in prisons conducted in accordance with the Prison Rules. Taken together, the Prison Rules and PSI provide that legally privileged communications between a ... ...
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