Age of criminal responsibility
Dr Maggie Atkinson, the new Children’s Commissioner, made the suggestion at the weekend that the age of criminal responsibility in England was exceptionally low and should be raised, she suggested to 12. She is absolutely right that the rest of Europe looks at our criminal justice system for children with horror and disbelief. In Italy [...]
March 15, 2010
Tags: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, The Times, youth justice Posted in: Children and young people, International 
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Amnesty and platform sharing
Amnesty International is suffering some bad publicity because one of its staff has been suspended. She appears to be claiming that the organisation (don’t forget, Amnesty is not a charity) is linked too closely to a group called Cageprisoners, one of whose principal spokespeople is Moazzam Begg. I don’t know if this is the case, [...]
February 11, 2010
Tags: Amnesty International, The Times, voluntary sector Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
Should charities run prisons?
The debate about whether charities should run prisons is getting quite lively. We are about to write to the Charity Commission asking them to investigate. I have written an article for The Times today setting out our position.
August 14, 2009
Tags: Prisons, Public Services, The Times Posted in: Prisons, Public Services 2 Comments
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