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MORE than 4,500 fines have been issued for breaches of Covid-19-related laws – but fewer have been handed out since restrictions eased.

Hampshire Constabulary has issued more than 2,500 fines for breaches of Covid-19-related laws – but far fewer have been handed out since…

The low down The ‘can do’ attitude lawyers and the justice system assumed when Covid-19 struck has seen the overnight arrival of technologies that have been talked about for years. The criminal justice system has experienced a dramatic increase in the use of remote hearings and solicitors attending police station interviews virtually. While it is unlikely that things will go back to how they were in 2019, decades of underspending on criminal justice is leaving defence lawyers fearful that c...

Criminals escaping justice as victims drop court cases due to delays, watchdog warns Lizzie Dearden © Provided by The Independent Rapists and other serious criminals are walking free because victims are dropping court cases because of delays, a watchdog has warned. Dame Vera Baird, the victims commissioner for England and Wales, told MPs that victims were being “re-victimised” amid long waits for hearings during the coronavirus pandemic. Giving evidence to parliament’s J...

Nine out of 10 children on remand in London come from BAME background Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian A special message from Microsoft News UK: Hope hangs by a thread for too many young people this Christmas, whose lives are overshadowed by abuse, neglect and exploitation. Our Keep Hope Alive Christmas appeal, in partnership with The Childrens Society, connects the vulnerable to vital services. Join u...