Factfile: Criminal justice plans
News Article 17 July 2002
An area by area guide to the government's criminal justice white paper.
The home secretary's statement on judicial reform
News Article 17 July 2002
Home secretary David Blunkett's Commons statement on plans to reform the criminal justice reform.
Blunkett outlines radical justice shake-up
News Article 17 July 2002
Radical proposals for reform of the criminal justice system, including the end of the centuries-old double jeopardy rule, have been unveiled in parliament today.
Justice reforms set for rough ride
News Article 14 July 2002
Controversial proposals to limit jury trials will resurface in criminal justice legislation to be published on Wednesday.
Tories' defend suspect's rights
News Article 20 June 2002
Oliver Letwin has renewed his attack on Labour's "crypto-Kremlin" crime campaign.
Tony Blair's criminal justice speech in full
News Article 18 June 2002
The prime minister's speech on "Re-balancing the criminal justice system" in full.
PM to 'drag' justice into 21st century
News Article 17 June 2002
Tony Blair has pledged radical reform to "drag" the criminal justice system into the 21st century.
Blunkett orders overhaul of suspects' rights
News Article 15 May 2002
David Blunkett has ordered a "root and branch" overhaul of rights for crime suspects in a bid to pacify angry rank-and-file police officers.
New Lawrence trial 'hopes fade'
Press Review 29 April 2002
Lawrence father fears 'double jeopary' abolition
News Article 8 July 2001
Neville Lawrence, the father of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence has expressed concerns over government plans to abolish "double jeopardy".
Criminal Justice Bill
Legislation 20 June 2001
Amongst a raft of law and order measures announced, the ending of the "double jeopardy" rule is set to be one of the most controversial.
Double jeopardy to go in murder cases
News Article 20 June 2001
Amongst a raft of law and order measures announced, the ending of the "double jeopardy" rule is set to be one of the most controversial.
Double jeopardy rule to go in murder cases?
News Article 6 March 2001
A former home secretary has given his backing to proposals to scrap the double jeopardy rule in murder cases.
Law Commission calls for end to double jeopardy
Press Review 6 March 2001
