Consideration is being given to limiting or ending the use of good character references in some court proceedings. It comes after a good character reference was given by former UUP chairman and ...

The use of character references in sexual crime cases should be reformed urgently, campaigners have told BBC News NI.

Victorian ministers have been told to audit their character references after it emerged new minister Luba Grigorovitch signed ...

New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill this ...