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When “Mistakes” Become Systemic: The Growing Crisis of Police Accountability

On 2 December 2025, a damning report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into the tragedy of Hillsborough disaster found that 12 former officers would have faced gross-misconduct proceedings over their roles in the 1989 stadium crush, including failures in planning, crowd control, and a “concerted effort” to shift blame onto fans. Yet,…
14 December 20250Comments

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Lord Timpson and the Push to Rethink Women’s Imprisonment: The Women’s Justice Board

The launch of the Women’s Justice Board on 21 January 2025 marks a significant moment in rethinking how the UK treats women in the criminal justice system. Campaigners have stressed that women’s offending is often rooted in trauma, domestic abuse, poverty and addiction. Prisons rarely address these issues and often deepen the harm. Chaired by…
10 December 20250Comments

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Broken Supervision: When the Probation Service Can’t Do Its Job

The picture looks stark. The HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) supervises around 241,540 people in England and Wales. Yet it only has 5,636 full‐time equivalent probation-officer grade staff. The ratio is plainly unmanageable. According to the National Audit Office (NAO), only around one-quarter of probation services’ performance targets were met in the past 12…
18 November 20250Comments

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