September 2011
Lis Pritchard's letter to the Guardian in response to the recent ITV Appropriate Adult films can be downloaded here: Guardian letter
Make Justice Work published the report of their National Enquiry: Community or Custody: which works best?
July 2011
The Police (Detention and Bail) Act 2011 has received Royal Assent and is now law. The Act reverses the effect of R (Greater Manchester Police) v Hookway. The Act provides that periods on bail do not count towards the total detention period.
June 2011
Following the Breaking the Cycle Green Paper, the Government has published its formal response to the consultation. It has also published the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
The Howard League has called for an end to the practice of holding children overnight in police cells. For further details see Guardian article.
March 2011
On 30 March NAAN was a signatory to a letter to the Guardian on Care not Custody suppporting a campaign to keep mentally vulnerable people out of prison. The text of the letter can be found here: Guardian letter on Care not Custody.
Revised PACE codes of practice for codes A, B and D came into force on 7 March 2011. Full details can be seen on the Home Office website: PACE Codes update
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