10/08/2015
Dozens of magistrates have resigned because they are unhappy with new criminal court charges that require adults convicted of crimes to pay towards the cost of running the courts.
Dozens of magistrates have resigned because they're unhappy with new criminal court charges which require adults convicted of crimes to pay towards the cost of running the courts. If you plead guilty you pay less. Some magistrates believe it could encourage innocent people to admit crimes they didn't commit. One prosecutor says we should have more faith in the justice system working. A 14-year-old boy who stabbed a supply teacher is sentenced at Bradford Crown Court to 11 years detention and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Francois Crepeau reacts to plans by the UK Government to get tough on employers who hire illegal immigrants.
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