Category - bishop of worcester

Reforming bishop to head up prison monitoring group

staff writers — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:12:32 +0000

A network of independent prison monitoring groups is to be headed up by the Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby, who is an advocate of reform and of restorative justice.

Bishop of Worcester backs prisons inspector against government axe

staff writers — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:00:00 +0000

In a lively debate in the House of Lords yesterday, the Anglican Bishop of Worcester, Dr Peter Selby, spoke out firmly in favour of the retention of an independent inspectorate of prisons, forcing the government onto the back foot on the issue.

Bishop calls for prisons review

staff writers — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:00:00 +0000

The bishop to the Prison Service today backed penal reformers' calls for a thorough evaluation of prison privatisation.

Bishops criticise asylum and immigration bill

staff writers — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:00:00 +0000

Bishops have lined up to attack the Government's Asylum and Immigration Bill which had its Second Reading in the House of Lords this week.