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'The independence of the @ccrcupdate goes to the heart of the integrity of the justice system. Politicians need to respect that & the commission needs to stand up for itself.' Me on concerns of political interference at the miscarriage of justice watchdog https://t.co/6vQ2HzO6P9
'Ministers bullied justice watchdog': The article in @thetimes today was written by @JusticeGap & @TimesLaw Jonathan Ames. Due to run last week, it was repeatedly held over & finally wrongly attributed to Jonathan Ames. Infuriating. Read unedited here: https://t.co/6vQ2HzO6P9
What's going on at the @ccrcupdate? Just 13 cases referred back to the Court of Appeal last year. That's a referral rate of just 0.9%. Three years ago the no of referrals collapsed from a 20 yr average of 33. Why?https://t.co/c1IjVjHDpz
Protecting vulnerable suspects in police custody: @roxanna_law on legacy of Maxwell Confait case, the need for appropriate adults & why it ends to be strengthened. According to research, abt 100,000 suspects/ yr aren't provided with AA when they sd be https://t.co/iExuEvseC9
Droughts & deserts: If you want to understand the truly desperate economics of legal aid, then read @gardencourtlaw's Jo Wilding's study of market failure in immigration advice. Published today. https://t.co/ZOH7YknWTL
Detained for almost two years at a cost to the public purse of £53,664: Celia Clarke of @BIDdetention on the story behind their one-standing client. How was this individual a risk to the public, she asks https://t.co/8SwoGOc5jg
Single parents’ challenge to benefit cap rejected by @UKSupremeCourt. 'We continue to believe that the cap is structurally flawed and that pushing families who can’t work deeper into poverty is totally unacceptable,’ says @CPAGUK. @WillBordell reports https://t.co/aINWwOFCWr
What’s the point of the miscarriage of justice watchdog? Me on the role of the @ccrcupdate, @CarolynHoyle1 & Mai Sato's new research and the strange lack of media interest into a vital but struggling part of our justice system https://t.co/eKAlf2kDyA
Almost two-thirds of issues raised by constituents at MPs’ surgeries are legal problems: Claire Dumbill and Annie Lund of @HoganLovellsUK on new new research & the case for a new law centre in Lewisham @LawCentres https://t.co/K48MVEWm3o …
Keep your wigs on: @CrimeLineLaw on lawyers frustrations with court security, his recent meeting with @CEOofHMCTS and a possible way forward https://t.co/x3MOOBV0R9