The fourth post in my short series summarising the Government's White Paper for reforming youth justice, focuses on proposed ...

Financial services jobs require “standard” DBS criminal records checks, which reveal more than basic checks. “John” has lost count of the number of times he has had to explain to bewildered employers ...

The third in my short series summarising the Government's White Paper for reforming youth justice, focuses on a review of ...

Second in a short series summarising the Government's White Paper for reforming youth justice, focusing on early intervention ...

Toby Lowe, Kevin Wong and Chris Fox, highlight the benefits of Human Learning Systems as an alternative paradigm for public ...

On Monday (18 May 2026) afternoon, the Government published its white paper setting out its plans to reform the youth justice system and including a delivery plan. “Cutting Youth Crime. Changing Young ...

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is an independent body that investigates complaints from prisoners, people on probation and those held in immigration detention. We also investigate every death in ...

This is a guest post by Lauren Hayman who shares the findings from a series of interviews with men in Welsh prisons. Lauren Hayman is a graduate of the University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology ...

The Home Office has just (13 April 2026) published the latest findings from its Wastewater Analysis for Narcotics Detection (WAND) Programme which takes samples from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs ...

The most recent (27 March 2026) addition to the Probation Inspectorate’s Academic Insight series is entitled “Reframing masculinity for young men and boys”. Written by Dr. Sophie King-Hill, Associate ...

This is a guest post from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s unit. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) is an independent body that investigates complaints and deaths in custody. Our aim is to ...