by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Dec 23, 2021 | Information
The government has released a new plan titled “The Prisons Strategy White Paper,” with the goal of providing a prison construction programme that will allow for the reform and rehabilitation of offenders. Modern jails, it appears, will reduce reoffending...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Dec 19, 2021 | Law
A public consultation on a new ‘Victims’ Law has begun, according to the Justice Secretary, which would ensure increased victim input during the criminal justice process. The Crown Prosecution Service, the police, and the courts would all have to account...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Dec 11, 2021 | Law
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 gained Royal Assent on January 31. By setting time restrictions for police bail, the Act makes major modifications to present pre-charge bail regulations. The act enacts a number of changes to existing rules involving PCCs, complaints...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Nov 4, 2021 | Law
The Sentencing Council is responsible for producing guidelines on sentencing for the judiciary and criminal justice professionals. The Council keeps the guidelines under review and publishes new ones where appropriate. A new consultation has been published looking at...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Nov 1, 2021 | Cases
Fasail Hussain was sentenced earlier this year for drugs offences. The sentencing judge imposed a total term of 2293 days imprisonment. Hussain had been released from prison on licence at the time that he committed the offences. When an offence is committed on...
