Harassment Laws – What is Harassment?
Under the Harassment Laws, there are two distinct criminal offences, one of harassment putting people in fear of violence and one without. Here we explain more about the Harassment Laws.
Does Providing Information Reduce A Sentence?
A formal statutory system has now been put in place to regulate reduction in sentence for a defendant who aids the authorities, although the ‘text’ regime is still around.
Obscene Publications Act Explained
Publishing, or having for publication for gain, an obscene article With freedom of speech, publishing an obscene article reminds us that there are lawful limitations within this freedom. But what are the laws that determine an “obscene” article? In...
Contempt Of Court
The case of Tommy Robinson, or to give him his real name, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has brought the issue of “contempt of court” into the public eye, but what is it all about?
PRIVATE PROBATION PROVIDERS ARE FAILING OFFENDERS & SOCIETY
A few years ago, the National Probation Service was split into two. The existing service maintained its supervision of high-risk offenders, mainly those serving lengthy sentences or with complex rehabilitation needs, the remaining offenders, by far the vast majority,...AWARD-WINNING SERVICE
