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"Same roof" rule to go in criminal injuries compensation review
Ministers seek to improve position of child abuse and terror victims
Ministers under fire for failing to launch Victim Surcharge Fund
£1m support fund still not operational nearly five years after Act
Edinburgh bar pulls out of JP court duty scheme
Shortage of members and low legal aid rates blamed for decision
Discount percentage must apply to all elements of sentence
High Court requires same rules as fines for driving bans and penalty points
Strathclyde academic joins Commission homicide project
Dr Claire McDiarmid to help develop discussion paper
Offender reconviction rate continues downwards
Latest figures confirm trend of past decade
Review of miners' strike policing issues call for evidence
QC chair calls for people's experiences
Doubts raised about "prisoners in court in underwear" report
Police claim unable to check for accuracy in advance
Car clamping raises fines collection rate as new arrangements bite
Courts' link with DVLA raises risk for non-paying motorists
Ministers stall on railway policing merger with review of "further options"
Practical obstacles bedevil Scottish Government's integration plan
Prosecutors given £3.6m to fund extra staff
Up to 140 to be recruited to cope with caseload
Two child protection offences set for overhaul
Ministers consult on reforms to neglect and abuse provisions
Prison inspectors criticise underwear/nightwear court appearances
Police "should ensure those brought to court are dressed appropriately"
Take down terrorist content in 60 minutes or be fined, EU to propose
Draft regulations promised covering social media sites
Anti-Catholic and bus ticket messages help define public order crime
One conviction upheld, one reversed by Sheriff Appeal Court
Ministers pledge extra funding to deal with sex offence cases
£1.1m for prosecutors and courts to tackle extra caseload
Oppressive for Crown to let complaint fall then try again: sheriff
Accused entitled to expect court sanction for further action
Domestic abuse "Caledonian system" offender programme to be extended
Six more local authority areas to benefit
Court upholds challenge to England & Wales legal aid cuts
"Flawed analysis" made it irrational to cut fees for examining documents
Society welcomes criminal justice disability report
Project aimed to make justice system accessible despite disabilities
SLAB consults on Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme changes
New cycle of peer reviews to begin later this year
Glasgow criminal case hearings for Sheriff Appeal Court
Two days in August scheduled for appeals at Saltmarket building
Scottish courts consult on British Sign Language plan
Proposed six year programme goes out to views
Commons report attacks UK Government's legal aid reforms
Call for independent review similar to Scotland's