Assaults on NHS staff
There’s no separate criminal offence of assaulting an NHS worker, but they do have additional legal protections. Read
Fact checks
Criminal law
Fact checks including justice, prisons, criminal sentencing
Crime
Could killers convicted under 'joint enterprise' walk free from jail?
Could killers walk free as a result of changes to the law? Not necessarily. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Can killers now avoid life in prison with a guilty plea?
Suggested new guidelines for judges, published today, wouldn’t significantly change the rules on when someone stays in prison for life. Read
Fact checks
The criminal courts
An expert overview of the courts that hold criminal trials in England and Wales. Read
Analysis
Crime
Cracking up: efficiency in the criminal courts
Michael Gove is right that less than half of criminal trials went as planned last year. Concerns about the efficiency of the criminal courts are growing. Read
Fact checks
Are foreign criminals using human rights to avoid being deported?
133 foreign criminals were allowed to stay in the country out of respect for their human rights in 2013. Read
Analysis
Crime
Men accused of rape don't have to "prove that a woman said Yes"
New advice for prosecutors doesn't in any way change the law on rape. Read
Fact checks
Crime
How long do murderers serve in prison?
Over half of murderers released from prison have served between 11 and 18 years in custody. Read
Analysis
