Shadow home secretary David Davis responds to a House of Lords amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill that would stop juvenile offenders from being imprisoned, except in exceptional circumstances
"Rugby is part of our culture and tradition. It teaches young people a lot more than sport. It teaches team building, self-confidence and discipline"
Judith Jardine, operations manager at Caerphilly's youth inclusion support panel, which is running a rugby-based project to prevent crime by young people.
"The fact that proceedings of such magnitude can happen without being open to wider scrutiny is completely unacceptable".
John Baker, chair of Families Need Fathers, calls for more openness in family courts after research by the charity found long delays to many cases. You can access the research at www.cypnow.co.uk/doc.
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