Chair Criminal Cases Review Commission. Member Women's Justice Bd. Ex Victims' Commissioner, Solicitor Gen & PCC. Fellow St Hilda's Oxford. Writer. Labour Party
Crouch End, North London
Joined December 2009
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Here is the Report of my Inquiry in full greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/…
CCRC refers seven more IPP/DPP cases to Court of Appeal insidetime.org/newsround/ccr…
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
Lady Brooke/@Sarah_Montague devoted 80% of the programme to letting the likes of @VeraBaird rant about a historic conviction based on ZERO evidence or witnesses
Reluctantly slipping in a two minute section referencing people actually dying and starving in Gaza
@BBCRadio4 🤷♂️
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
Powerful men must not use injunctions to shield alleged misconduct from scrutiny, says barrister and former victims’ commissioner Dame Vera Baird KC.
She adds she is glad a judge rejected an attempt from an anonymous celebrity to silence complaints made about them.
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On Russell Brand, judges have given myth-busting directions to juries in rape trials since 2010 including:
Delay in a complaint doesn't make it false - survivors can be confused/scared of a powerful man
Many victims freeze & can't shout/fight/run
Intended to aid fairness
Summing up the strong case for Operation Encompass Whole School Training on domestic abuse to be rolled out nationally following the excellent pilot assessment by researchers at Northumbria University.
Let's Go!!
On Russell Brand, judges have given myth-busting directions to juries in rape trials since 2010 including:
Delay in a complaint doesn't make it false - survivors can be confused/scared of a powerful man
Many victims freeze & can't shout/fight/run
Intended to aid fairness
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
Following @andyburnham call to end IPP sentences, the government must hear directly from those affected.
What support is needed before, during & after release?
If you’ve served an IPP sentence, share your voice 👇
forms.gle/bUioJgiNmQWPy7Ez9
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
SUPREME COURT HEARS PALESTINE ACTION APPEAL
The Supreme Court will today begin hearing an appeal into the lawfulness of the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation in July 2025.
gcnchambers.co.uk/supreme-co…
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
A look at SDS40, the early prison release scheme before this one one, shows 70,066 people let out early & 13,193 recalled, 2892 for further crimes
I sympathise strongly with the victims, but this surely suggests that the rest of the sentence wasn't necessary for the vast majority
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
Seven prisoners serving indeterminate sentences including three teenagers when sentenced – one as young as 17 years old – have had cases referred to Court of Appeal - total of 32 IPP/DPP referrals to date thejusticegap.com/seven-more…
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
📢 We're hiring!
We're looking for two solicitors to join our litigation team.
This is a great opportunity to undertake ambitious strategic litigation within a collaborative feminist organisation.
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Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
NEWS: The CCRC has referred the indeterminate sentences of seven people convicted between 2005 and 2012 to the Court of Appeal.
They all remain in custody despite none being given a minimum tariff over seven and a half years.
Read more 👉 ccrc.gov.uk/news/seven-more-…
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
BREAKING: A man has lost his bid for an injunction against two media outlets to prevent the publication of allegations against him, a judge has ruled.
Sky's @Mollie_Malone1 has the latest outside the High Court
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
BIG Thanks to @AldeburghCinema for screening our women in Parliament #Groundbreakers film today. The audience really engaged with our panel discussion with #GillianShephard @Baronessjenkin @ZoeBillingham @VeraBaird Thanks Allen Packwood @ChuArchives @JackieAshley
Vera Baird DBE KC retweeted
I don’t think I ever believed I’d see a newspaper paragraph like this: President Trump ‘said he would welcome immigrants from Denmark but not from Norway “because I didn’t get the Nobel Prize, so I don’t want anybody from Norway”.’
A look at SDS40, the early prison release scheme before this one one, shows 70,066 people let out early & 13,193 recalled, 2892 for further crimes
I sympathise strongly with the victims, but this surely suggests that the rest of the sentence wasn't necessary for the vast majority
Children’s Commissioner's quest for best places in E&W, for children to grow up, including healthcare, schools, green space, youth clubs & mental health
I live in Haringey, always Labour until May, & 7th best despite being a poor borough
Must get it back to Labour to sustain this
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Two young people's convictions have been quashed following CCRC referrals to the appeal courts - goo.gl/alerts/q3Lnrj #GoogleAlerts
ccrc.gov.uk
Intensive Supervision Courts tackle trauma & addiction driving women’s crime
Working well in W Mids & Manchester
Now Labour Government has announced ISCs for Northumbria, Merseyside & W Yorks.
Excellent!
Justice provision specifically for women can work better
