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Reform

December 6, 2020

Law Commission recommends reform of offence of misconduct in public office

Outdated and unclear laws governing misconduct in public office should be reformed, the Law Commission has announced.
August 26, 2020

Resumption of bailiff visits in England and Wales 'rushed and premature'

StepChange says the return of bailiff activity puts people at risk and will make debts harder to repay.
August 16, 2020

New report makes 14 recommendations for fundamental police reform in USA

Police reform efforts should address racial and economic inequities and other societal problems, says Human Rights Watch.
February 11, 2020

National Education Union backs #PauseOfsted campaign

The union says Ofsted makes schools the scapegoat for rising child poverty, which is the real enemy of learning and progress.
September 23, 2019

Report calls for reform of Home Office decision-making following Windrush scandal

A new report has exposed the historical and systemic failures of asylum decision-making in the UK and makes the case for root-and-branch reform of the asylum and immigration system.
June 19, 2019

Parliament and government, electorate and elected: time for reform

The prospect of another week of wannabe Conservative leaders setting out their wares for the electors of the parliamentary party, the party in the country and the wi
May 27, 2019

Call for an end to ‘Westminster model’ of governance to renew faith in politics

The Electoral Reform Society has set out proposals to rebuild Britain’s democratic system from scratch, in a major new report 10 years since the expenses scandal rocked faith in politics.
April 26, 2019

Self-injury and assaults in prisons rise to new record levels

The Howard League for Penal Reform has called on the government to bring forward its plans for sentencing reform, as figures reveal that self-injury and assaults in prison rose to new record levels last year.
April 12, 2019

Korean court orders abortion law reform in victory for women's rights

South Korea's Constitutional Court has ordered the government to decriminalise abortion in the country and reform its highly restrictive abortion laws by the end of 2020.
April 8, 2019

Malaysia withdraws from the International Criminal Court

Malaysia’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) barely a month after joining makes a mockery of the government’s commitment to justice, Human Rights Watch says.