Libby McVeigh

The Ministry of Justice have announced £21m for women's services. With an additional £3.6m to support local services to work together to respond to women in contact with the criminal justice system. Read our full statement here 👇 womeninprison.org.uk/news/women-in-…

My exciting news - can’t wait to join the User Voice team next week!

PUBLISHED TODAY! 📚 📚 📚 Landmark study of prisoners’ experience of Covid lockdown with @QUBcriminology @criminology funded by @ESRC. Read the report & watch the video here uservoice.org/coping-with-co…

Covid solitary confinement inflamed UK prisons mental health crisis, says study theguardian.com/society/2022/j…

Join our team - apply now! uservoice.org/head-of-resear… #recruiting #criminaljustice #charity #research #vacancy

We're looking for a Head of Research to join our growing charity that is part of changing the system. Full time, up to £40k depending on skills and experience plus plus London weighting (if applicable). Visit uservoice.org/head-of-resear… to find out more and apply.

The first page of the #RightsRemovalBill (ht @JoshuaRozenberg) gets straight to it. Courts don't have to interpret other laws in a way that respects people's rights. MPs decide which of us do and don't have rights. The. First. Page.

We've joined with @libertyhq and 150 other organisations to ask @DominicRaab to ensure there is pre-legislative scrutiny of the 'British Bill of Rights', which is expected to replace the Human Rights Act in the UK. theguardian.com/law/2022/jun/2…

"An attempt by this government to put itself above the law" Martha Spurrier, from human rights group Liberty, says government's proposals to reform the Human Rights Act will "make it impossible for ordinary people to stand up to power" bbc.in/3EXheGx

“UK courts *do not*, as government suggests, ‘blindly’ follow case law from the European court of human rights,” @LawSocPresident tells the @guardian, speaking on controversial proposed reforms to the Human Rights Act theguardian.com/law/2021/dec/1…

@SarahLudford Namaste, the unroll you asked for: The Bill of Rights consultation has been launched… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1470711… Have a good day. 🤖

🌍 The legal profession can be a progressive force as the world responds to the climate crisis – our #LawSocClimateResolution urges you to understand the steps you can take, including identifying climate change risks and potential greener actions lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-vis…

Proposed changes to the asylum system would undermine access to justice and the #RuleOfLaw, we warn in our response to a Home Office consultation on its New Plan for Immigration

#SolicitorChat Join us this Thurs 29 April to discuss access to justice with questions: - What rights do I have at a police station in order to be represented? - What is a duty solicitor, and do I have to pay for representation by a duty solicitor? & more #5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-vis…

Join us, Harriet Harman MP and Sir Bob Neill MP as we discuss whether changes are needed to the #HumanRightsAct and announce the winner of the Graham Turnbull essay competition Tuesday 27 April 17:00. Sign up events.lawsociety.org.uk/ClientApps/Sil… #HumanRights

🎉 Have you made an exceptional contribution to the promotion, protection and advancement of #HumanRights? Enter our Human Rights Solicitor of the Year award category and gain well-deserved recognition lawsociety.org.uk/campaigns/exce… #LawSocAwards

@EHRCScotland @EHRC @ProfLesleyS @GEOgovuk @trussliz Congrats @ProfLesleyS!

Scotland Commissioner for @EHRC @ProfLesleyS has been re-appointed for a further four year term today by @GEOgovuk Minister @trussliz. The announcement can be found here: gov.uk/government/new…

I know these are difficult times but could someone frm @Topps pls tell me how to reach cust service. Emails & calls getting no response!!

Because I want to.