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Theresa May Has Been Told She Should Be “Ashamed” Of Her Record On Modern Slavery
"Refusing child trafficking victims safety, this cruel and callous hostile environment is the prime minister’s legacy."
Hundreds Of Child Trafficking Victims Have Been Refused The Right To Stay In The UK
Exclusive: Britain claims to be a world leader on tackling modern slavery, but new data obtained by BuzzFeed News has revealed the alarming number of child victims put at risk of deportation.
The Ministry Of Justice Marked Down One Of Its Analysts Because She Called Out Problems With Its Sex Offender Programme
Exclusive: An employment tribunal seen by BuzzFeed News has found the MoJ gave Kathryn Hopkins a mark of “must improve” in her midyear review as a result of her whistleblowing.
A New Commission Is Being Launched To Look At Miscarriages Of Justice
Exclusive: The new commission will look at the difficulty of overturning wrongful convictions in England and Wales, as “innocent people [are] being left on the scrap heap.”
The Ministry Of Justice Is Using A Bailiff Company To Chase Legal Aid Payments, And People Say They Feel “Threatened”
Exclusive: The average amount of debt being chased by bailiffs for the Legal Aid Agency has almost doubled since 2012, even as the MoJ announced “a crackdown on rogue bailiffs”.
An Academic Has Accused The Ministry Of Justice Of Changing Research That “Contradicted Its Policy”
Kathryn Hopkins, who has taken her former employer to tribunal, said the government department had a culture of making research look more favourable.
An Academic Who Found A Sex Offender Programme Didn’t Work Was “Vindicated” When New Researchers Came To The Same Conclusion
An employment tribunal heard that Kathryn Hopkins, who is accusing the Ministry of Justice of bullying her out of her job, was told her findings that the therapy made rapists more like to reoffend “had been validated”.
A Former Government Analyst Said The Ministry Of Justice Rejected Her Sex Offender Research Because It Didn’t Like The Results
Kathryn Hopkins told an employment tribunal that when her study found that sex offender treatment programmes increased reoffending, managers reacted with “anger and disbelief”.
An Academic Said She Was Bullied At The Ministry Of Justice After Revealing It Was Running A Programme That Made Sex Offenders More Likely To Reoffend
Kathryn Hopkins’ study of the controversial Sex Offender Treatment Programme, believed to be attended by rapist John Worboys among others, found it made prisoners more likely to offend again.
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This Is What It’s Like When A Whole Family Lives In A Room The Size Of A Parking Space
A growing number of families are forced to live in a single room, sometimes for years, as councils struggle to house them appropriately. BuzzFeed News investigates a hidden housing scandal.
The Home Office Has A Secret Process To Deal With Poor Immigration Decisions: Solve The Cases That Get Bad Publicity
Exclusive: Lawyers say a new rapid-response process established by then home secretary Amber Rudd in 2017 to resolve high-profile cases creates a double standard.
These Vulnerable Women Were Illegally Strip-Searched In A Private Prison
A BuzzFeed News investigation reveals prison officers have been illegally strip-searching prisoners, including victims of sexual violence and those with severe mental health issues.
Ministry Of Justice Staff Called A BuzzFeed Journalist “Crazy” And A “Bitch” After She Published A Leaked Report
A senior lawyer said heavily redacted internal MoJ messages obtained by BuzzFeed News showed staff were “deliberately frustrating legitimate journalistic inquiry”.
This Man Faces Deportation For Carrying Cannabis Despite Living In Britain Since He Was 4
“How can this possibly be just because I wasn’t born here? I grew up here, all my life’s been here... this is very hostile and cruel," Shannoy McLeod told BuzzFeed News.
A Mother Who Said She Was Raped By Her Abusive Ex-Husband Had No Lawyer In A Family Court Case Against Him
A judge has expressed dismay that a woman trying to protect her 10-year-old daughter from her abusive ex-partner was denied legal aid, which may have led to a miscarriage of justice.
This Private Prison Has Been Routinely Strip-Searching Women And Using Force Far Too Often
Inspectors also found Peterborough jail to be “not sufficiently safe” for prisoners – the first time in several years a women’s prison has failed in this category.
This Woman Was The Victim Of An Elaborate Visa Fraud But The Home Office Is Not Giving Her Another Chance
Exclusive: More than 40 people thought they had been found executive jobs with visas attached by Amita Solutions. Instead they lost thousands of pounds and their chance of legal status in Britain.
This Judge Says He Cries When He Has To Take Children Away From Their Parents
Stephen Wildblood, a senior family law judge, spoke to BuzzFeed News about helping the growing number of people facing court without a lawyer.
Family Lawyers Are Turning Away Thousands Of People In Child Access Battles Thanks To Legal Aid Cuts
Exclusive: New research seen by BuzzFeed News shows that the number of people being turned away by family lawyers has risen fourfold since 2014.