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Government lacks data and systems to understand the exploitation of vulnerable, says parliament watchdogThe Home Office has no way of knowing whether its crackdown on modern slavery is a success, parliament’s spending watchdog has found. The public accounts committee said Read more

Hostile environment policy leaves abused women afraid to seek help due to risk of deportation, groups warnTheresa May’s “hostile environment” immigration policy, which lay at the heart of the Windrush scandal, is being used by abusive and violent men to Read more

Powers allowing fast recalls to prison and changes to probation services blamed as report by Inquest reveals rise in jail deathsThe government is going backwards in its efforts to rehabilitate and deliver justice to women in prison, Jean Corston, the Read more

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Research suggests MDMA could reduce symptoms when combined with talking therapiesMDMA, the main ingredient of the party drug ecstasy, could help reduce symptoms among those living with post-traumatic stress disorder, research suggests.Post-traumatic stress disorder is commonly treated with drugs, psychotherapies Read more