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Metropolitan Police awards Atos a £350m IT deal
Atos will provide IT services to the Met for six years. One of the larger UK policing technology contracts to be signed this year.
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The Folio · No. 32Tuesday 6 October 2026Jess Entwistle
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Government drops controversial plan to scrap jury trials
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has abandoned plans to remove the right to jury trial in thousands of Crown Court cases, after opposition from lawyers, campaigners and MPs.
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Domestic abusers to be marked and tracked in boost to victims’ safety
From Monday, courts must formally record where domestic abuse was a feature of an offence, so offenders can be identified and managed.
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Home Office publishes a live facial recognition equality impact assessment
The assessment sets out Immigration Enforcement’s considerations in using the technology.
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Proportion of prison leavers housed after release falls again
83.3 per cent of offenders in England and Wales had settled or temporary accommodation on the night after release in the year to March 2026, down from 84.0 per cent.
