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Huw Edwards substack

punter99 — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:20:46 GMT

https://substack.com/home/post/p-206618134

This could have been written by lots of us on the forum. Not sure why he is posting it on substack, but fair play to him for putting his head abov

"Release is not freedom"

punter99 — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:41:26 GMT

This is a great quote from one of the justice ministers I think. It should be the motto of the probation service, replacing the old one which was, believe it or not, "advise, assist and befriend".

So now we know how the govt is going to "fix" the

Restriction zones

punter99 — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:26:31 GMT

The latest gimmick from the MoJ. It seems to be marketed as the latest way to punish SO who have been released from prison, by restricting their movements to just a few miles from their home address. We already have exclusion zones, and SHPOs which

Prisoner releases

punter99 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:26:33 GMT

The other day I heard something remarkable. The victims commissioner said that releasing prisoners based on how we feel emotionally about their victims is not a sensible approach. It gets right to the heart of the issue around prisoner releases and how th

Premier Inn

MarcuSmith — Thu, 28 May 2026 23:21:07 GMT

Worrying update on their T's and C's:
Premier Inn reserves the right to decline or cancel reservations made and stays in progress by those who have previously breached these terms and conditions (as may be updated from time to time), whether the reser

"I have no brother"

punter99 — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:55:45 GMT

The media reaction to this case was very unexpected. A lot of the newspapers who absolutely hate SO, were extremely critical of Philip Schofield, for disowning his brother.

We know that the view of the press, is that SO are inhuman monsters, bein

Huw Edwards

punter99 — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:51:01 GMT

Good to see the forum is back. It's going to be interesting to see how this case is dealt with. Will he get a tougher sentence, for being a high profile and 'trusted' figure? or will his mental health issues result in a lighter sentence? Do the other alle

R vs Dewey 2024 and SHPOs

punter99 — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:36:04 GMT

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/664e39da8731331589610935

This is a fairly recent case, involving SHPOs and the infamous no contact clause, that is automatically in

Anne Fox becomes new Chair of Trustees at Unlock

Evan Davis — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:13:55 GMT

Anne Fox announced as Unlock's new Chair of Trustees - Unlock

Anne Fox has been announced as Unlock’s new Chair of Trustees. Anne succeeds Faye Goldman wh

Travelling to China

Jobsworth — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:25:05 GMT

Has anyone been to China since the Visa rule changes? What was the experience of the electronic landing card? The Unlock page on travel advice to China is out of date.

Court Archives

MarcuSmith — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:27:04 GMT

Has anyone seen a new website called court archives which is listing every court case in every court over the last 6 months? Looks like they're taking a daily dump from the court serve site and the crown court equivalent. This looks worrying from the poin

Holidays with TUI

punter99 — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:24:10 GMT

This is a subject that Unlock might want to publish some advice on, because it remains unclear what the position is.

Some people say they are not allowed to travel with TUI now, because it has recently banned anyone on the SOR. I looked at their

Are you based in Kent? If so, we need your help

Deb S — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:29:22 GMT

Unlock has been invited by Public Health Kent to join a consultation on Sexual Health Services for men involved in the justice system.

We’re running a series of online focus groups to help them understand the barriers, gaps, and opportunities fo

UK porn users to have faces scanned

punter99 — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:15:56 GMT

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67615719

One of the most read stories on the BBC website, was this one about the proposed use of facial recognition software for porn sites. At the

Meaning of "likely" sentences

punter99 — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:28:49 GMT

The latest proposal to abolish jury trials for likely sentences of under 3 years, seems to create some confusion, because what does likely actually mean?
There are many offences for which the sentencing range is between 2 and 5 years. Distribution of

Dispatches - The Great Tagging Scandal

Evan Davis — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:04:06 GMT

Hello Forumers,

After watching the Channel 4 Dispatches last night, I felt compelled to come and share some of my thoughts on the Forum and see what other members who might've watched the programme thought.

After the previous scandal inv

Proposed ban on "criminals" going to the pub

CB Root — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:12:30 GMT

Including any offe

Qualifying curfews

punter99 — Fri, 09 May 2025 07:43:19 GMT

The other day I discovered that certain curfews count towards a persons sentence. Apparently this has been around since 2020, yet we hardly ever hear about it. There is nothing on Unlock, that I can see.

Has this become more common recently? It s

Homicide prediction project

punter99 — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:06:44 GMT

This story is in the news, mainly because it involves AI and that is seen as some kind of miraculous solution to lots of problems.
In reality though, it is just another risk assessment tool and the only thing different about it is that a machine, rath

Sexual offence with no sexual motive

punter99 — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:21:24 GMT

Interesting case in the news recently.
Laurence Fox was charged with upskirting, because he shared a photo that someone else had taken.
Under s66A of the SOA 2003, this is an offence, if the person who shares the image does so either to cause hum

Police and Crime bill 2025

punter99 — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:51:24 GMT

Criminal justice system is an "old boys' network"

Evan Davis — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:48:54 GMT

I have a little bit of free time this morning and was just reading some stuff on the BBC News website and came across this, which I thought was a very interesting read and some of you here may enjoy: