@criminal convictions

April 2023 was the start of the Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVRO) pilot program. This included four forces: Thames Valley, West Midlands, Merseyside and Sussex. This program will trial the new stop and search powers to target those who...

Besides the immediate sentence, one of the main concerns people have when they receive a conviction is how this may impact on their life and opportunities in the future. It is not unusual to have a conviction with statistics...