This blog takes an in-depth look and summarises further detail on the provisions in each Bill that are likely to engage the voluntary sector.

On Tuesday 7 November, the government set its legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary session, announcing a total of 21 Bills. Of those, three focussed specifically on the criminal justice system. Below, we set out some of the key measures that were proposed as part of those pieces of legislation. More details about these Bills, and all the others announced in the speech, can be found in the government’s Background Briefing Notes.

Clinks CEO, Anne Fox, provides her thoughts on the statement made by the Secretary of State for Justice, Alex Chalk, announcing a range of measures to reduce the pressure on prison places.

Over the past year we’ve seen the debate around sentencing grow, and throughout that relatively short period, the focus of it has changed quite significantly. This blog looks at three key asks of sentencing reform.

We set out our concerns to the Ministry of Justice on the sentencing review’s process, its transparency and the lack of opportunities the voluntary sector has to contribute.

We take a look a the findings of a probation inspectorate review of post-sentence supervision for people released after serving short sentences.