A COMMERCIAL Ministry of Justice body will still bid for a controversial £5.9 million contract in Saudi Arabia despite Michael Gove ordering its closure.
Campaigners warned yesterday that Just Solutions international’s (JSi) involvement in the country notorious for public beheadings, flogging and torture risks giving a stamp of approval to the abuse.
The government claimed that JSi would be liable for financial penalties if it pulled out of the bid now.
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
MARK FAIRHURST highlights the main issues facing officers in a long neglected service, and raised by front-line delegates at POA conference last week, including understaffing, violence, bullying and the ongoing denial of workers’ right to strike



