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18.01.15

Rough Justice

Magistrates in new legal aid warning to Grayling as survey shows growing fears over justice system

New survey of magistrates highlights serious concerns about self-representation in court.

26.11.14

Rough Justice

Legal aid housing deserts appearing as providers pull out

Image: Locked out by Jared Rodriguez/Truthout at Flickr A young mother flees her home after a warning by police that her partner, who has assaulted her, might return and attack her again. Frightened f...

26.11.14

Rough Justice

Half of legal aid housing advice unused despite rising evictions

Surprising lack of use of legal aid advice coincides with confusion about availability and fewer providers.

26.11.14

Rough Justice

Get the data: Legal aid housing

Just 55% of available legal aid advice on housing cases was used last year.

01.06.14

Rough Justice

Family courts: self-representation hinders justice say magistrates

Legal aid cuts mean many people in family courts proceedings are no longer eligible to financial support.

15.04.14

Rough Justice

CPS under fire from judges as its ranks are cut by a third since 2010

Judges have called the CPS’s work: ‘an awful mess’, ‘unacceptable’, and that there is a ‘real risk of miscarriage of justice.

24.02.14

Rough Justice

Witness Care Units hit by cuts: CPS numbers drop by 57%

Staffing cuts to witness support teams are taking their toll.

14.01.14

Rough Justice

CPS criticised for ‘wilful, calculated and prolonged disobedience’ in trial

A serious drugs trial falls through after CPS fails to disclose evidence in time.

07.08.13

Rough Justice

Missing from court – failure to produce prisoners on the rise

Private companies are increasingly failing to bring prisoners for their day in court.

31.07.13

Rough Justice

Justice delayed: Administrative problems delay serious trials

Two sexual offence trials faced administrative problems earlier this year.

27.07.13

Rough Justice

New figures reveal the CPS has lost more than 20% of its legal teams

A Bureau investigation finds increased failings in prosecuting crimes as hundreds of lawyers are cut.

27.07.13

Rough Justice

Trials failing due to increased basic administrative errors in courts

Last year more than 1,210 crown court trials fell through because of basic court administration errors.

18.07.13

Rough Justice

Government report finds some police forces struggling with budget cuts

HMIC report backs up Bureau’s research on impact of cuts on police forces in England and Wales.

17.07.13

Rough Justice

Behind the frontline: How cuts to staff are stretching the nation’s police force

Morale hits all time low as forces lose up to 12% of officers and more than 20% of support staff.

17.07.13

Rough Justice

Devon and Cornwall police force missed 15% of emergency calls last July

Hanging on the telephone: How some police forces keep emergency callers waiting.

17.07.13

Rough Justice

Get the data: Police and the budget cuts

The Bureau’s data for its investigation into the impact of cuts on the police.

13.07.13

Rough Justice

Police forces are taking up to 30% longer to react to 999 calls

Bureau investigation reveals the impact of cuts to the thin blue line.

28.02.13

Rough Justice

Calls for rethink on law that allows Home Secretary to revoke British citizenship

System revealed by the Bureau described as ‘not compatible with British justice’.

27.02.13

Rough Justice

When being born British isn’t enough

Five British-born citizens have had their passports removed.

27.02.13

Rough Justice

Graphic detail: How UK government has used its powers of banishment

Updated: The Bureau’s infographic shows how 25 individuals have lost their British citizenship.

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