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The FDA's latest report calls for consistent direction of policy and additional resourcing of the justice system, in order to increase prosecutions of serious sexual offences.
22 September 2024
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The FDA's Duncan Woodhead says justice can only be served when police and prosecutors work together, and all parts of the system are properly funded and resourced.
21 July 2023
| By Duncan Woodhead
Analysis/comment
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The FDA has responded to three senior police officers calling for responsibility for charging decisions to be returned to the police
03 March 2023
News
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The FDA has written to the Attorney General seeking a meeting to discuss pay in the Crown Prosecution Service.
13 January 2023
News
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FDA Section Convenor Stephen Head talks about the benefits of being in the FDA, how it feels to help members resolve their problems, and the challenges of delivering justice in a pandemic.
16 September 2021
Interview
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The FDA has joined fellow trade unions as well as legal professional bodies in calling for the immediate implementation of measures to improve safety measures for all court users.
21 January 2021
News
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The FDA has sent its petition for justice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, ahead of the government’s spending review later this month.
09 November 2020
News
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David Lammy MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, has joined FDA General Secretary Dave Penman and Hauwa Shehu, Chair of the CPS Staff Muslim Network for a discussion to mark Black History Month.
27 October 2020
News
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The FDA has written to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, to raise serious concerns about the approach taken by some members of the judiciary to applications from prosecutors to appear in court remotely.
14 July 2020
News
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The FDA has raised serious concerns with the Lord Chief Justice over the approach taken by some judges to applications from prosecutors to appear in court remotely.
13 July 2020
Press release
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FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood has welcomed today’s announcement of investment in the modernisation of courts, but warns that much more is needed to ensure the system delivers justice for the public.
08 July 2020
News
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FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood responds to announcement on court modernisation in government's plan for jobs.
08 July 2020
Press release
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FDA National Officer for CPS Steven Littlewood has responded to the announcement from the Judicial Office.
20 June 2020
Press release
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The FDA has welcomed steps to restrict physical court hearings but more needs to be done to protect all those attending courts amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
27 March 2020
News
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The four-point plan to save the Criminal Justice System has been backed by one major political party, and the FDA urges others to do the same.
12 December 2019
News
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This Stress Awareness Week, we look at how FDA health and safety rep Helen Wheatley managed to help change CPS stress policy to better protect her colleagues' wellbeing.
12 November 2019
Feature
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TUC Congress delegates have voted unanimously to support the FDA’s Manifesto for Justice campaign.
11 September 2019
News
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FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood responds to the recent 'crime week' funding announcement.
12 August 2019
| By Steven Littlewood
News
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FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood explained that the Crown Prosecution Service will need more than £85 million if Prime Minister Boris Johnson wishes to see a steep increase of prosecutions to with the increase of police officers.
12 August 2019
FDA in the news
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It's "a start," FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood argued, "but it shouldn't be treated as an end."
12 August 2019
Press release
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