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What is good trauma-informed practice?
Issues, challenges and opportunities for trauma-informed practice

Some progress on prison and probation staffing
HMPPS workforce figures for September 2023 show increases in prison and probation staff.

Black women at increased risk of femicide
Black and minoritised women face additional barriers in seeking protection from domestic abuse.

The Autumn 2023 MoJ Ministerial Line-up
Edward Argar is the 9th different prisons minister since January 2018.

Reforming the justice system
Tony Blair’s Think Tank sets out five key priorities for reforming the justice system.

Magistrates’ remand decisions “unfair”
Research from the charity JUSTICE finds bail processes are not being properly followed in the magistrates’ courts, undermining the fairness of remand decision-making.
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