youth offending
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
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The government has been urged to review the use of antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) after a thinktank warned they are counterproductive. Although designed to curb antisocial behaviour, an Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report warned an “Asbo culture” risked creating a self-fulfilling prophecy among young people subject to the orders. Asbos have been issued… Read more »
The government is to review the use of batons in young offenders institutions (YOIs) in England and Wales. Current legislation prevents staff from using batons to control children under 18, but the Prison Officers Association has called for the rule to be overhauled to provide more protection against a rising number of assaults by inmates…. Read more »
