Criminal Justice and Coronavirus

Criminal Justice and Coronavirus

by | Mar 11, 2020 | Information

Criminal Justice and Coronavirus As the UK prepares to move into the ‘delay phase’, changes are expected to criminal justice procedure. So, what might be expected to change? Criminal Investigations In the event of any public disorder, work on low priority...
Forensic Evidence

Forensic Evidence

by | Feb 26, 2020 | Forensics

Forensic Evidence The Forensic Science Regulator regulates forensic scientists in England and Wales. The Regulator ensures that the provision of forensic science evidence across the criminal justice system is subject to appropriate standards. The Regulator has...
Tougher approach to assaults on NHS staff

Tougher approach to assaults on NHS staff

by | Feb 20, 2020 | Information

Tougher approach to assaults on NHS staff Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has written to NHS staff voicing his concern in relation to the use of violence against emergency workers. Hancock’s approach mirrors that taken last year by police...
Prosecuting Without A ‘Victim’

Prosecuting Without A ‘Victim’

by | Feb 17, 2020 | Information

Prosecuting Without A ‘Victim’ We often get asked how prosecutions can proceed in the absence of cooperation from the victim or chief witness. The starting point is that no prosecution can go ahead unless there is a realistic prospect of conviction, but...