When it comes to research and services for victims of adolescent domestic abuse (ADA), those aged under 16 are often overlooked by policies that focus on the adult domestic abuse (DA) agenda; Gloucestershire Deputy Chief Constable Katy Barrow-Grint and City St George’s,

NEW Policing units told local forces to STOP releasing information to the public on use of facial recognition + banned surveillance tools "At a time when public trust in police is at an all-time low, transparency in their actions has never been more important." 🗣️ Akiko Hart

Today we have published a follow-up report following our 2023 inspection into Crown Prosecution Service’s management of domestic abuse cases. Progress has been made but further improvements are required to tackle this traumatic crime and better support victims hmcpsi.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/report/a-follo…

.Dr Shani Dhanda "Nearly half of everyone that already lives in poverty is a disabled person or a carer of a disabled person. If we're going to cut support to people that need it most its going to push more people into extreme poverty, with the backdrop of the assisted dying bill"🎯

If you're being approached by SOAS to do marking, be aware that the SOAS tutors are on a marking boycott & you're being asked to scab mark (managers don't feel they should be transparent about it) hardship fund: gofund.me/71598ef7&sa=D&… template motion: docs.google.com/document/d/157…

Thames Valley Police have admitted acting unlawfully in arresting Symon Hill, a trainee Baptist minister who called out “Who elected him?” at a local proclamation of the accession of King Charles III theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

"The legal definition of terrorism is already wide and should not be changed any further."

BREAKING Cambridge University is trying to BAN PROTESTS from their campuses... Today, we’re in court intervening on this infringement on students' fundamental rights 🧵 (1/6) libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/cambridg…

Govt has REFUSED to introduce a legal defence for domestic abuse survivors who defend themselves from their abuser or are forced into crime, despite evidence in the Dame Nicole Jacobs Shifting the Scales report that existing defences do not work... Instead of fixing a criminal

UPDATE The Court has granted Cambridge the proposed injunction Students will be BANNED from protesting at three key university sites until the end of July This sets a DANGEROUS PRECEDENT which will severely restrict protest rights on campus libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/cambridg…

Why won’t criminal Barristers carry on doing RASSO work? According to our survey, 77% think that remuneration does not reflect the many hours of work undertaken and the emotional toll it causes. In addition, over half are exhausted from the trauma that these cases bring.

The Independent Chief Inspector's report on the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK has been published and is available on the ICIBI website: shorturl.at/TxLgH

Dear Sarah Sackman KC MP KC MP You are right in saying your Govt inherited this mess, but as the statistics published today show, the system receives more cases than it disposes of. Why is that? Because you continue to hold back on money for Recorders. lawgazette.co.uk/news/this-is-a…

Report HMICFRS shows policing is broken and is breaking its best and bravest. "Officers are leaving the job in record numbers because they simply cannot afford to stay and the price of doing the job is too high," reacted Acting National Chair Tiff Lynch. Full statement 👇

We must change whatever law or process allowed Kneecap to win its court case to keep its grant from the UK Govt. Britain needs a system that upholds our values, not one that pays people to undermine them theguardian.com/music/2024/nov…

'Urgent' review of protest cases following Court of Appeal ruling: lawgazette.co.uk/news/urgent-re…

"The true greatness of England has arisen in spite of the ignorance, obstinacy, and wickedness of her rulers." William Lovett, cabinet maker and one of the leaders of the Chartist movement, was born #OnThisDay 1800.

"Ah! Why will Kings forget that they are men? & Men that they are brethren? Why delight In human sacrifice? Why burst the ties Of Nature, that should knit their souls together In one soft bond of amity & love?" Beilby Porteus, Anglican bishop & abolitionist, died #OTD 1809.

At a pre-trial hearing, the judge said there was a “heavy burden” on the prosecution, particularly given backlogs in the courts system.” What on earth are the CPS doing ????? - anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…