After 14 years of neglect, the criminal justice system is broken.
Victims wait months, sometimes years, for their case to come to trial, unable to move on with their lives.
and ensuring victims can access the information and support they need.
Even when criminals are found guilty, the sentences they receive often do not make sense either to victims or the wider public.
This is particularly worrying for offences against women and girls.
Prisons in England and Wales are in crisis.
The Conservatives’ failure to build sufficient places has led to overcrowding and chaos.
Judges are being advised to delay sentencing.
Prisoners are being released early.
And fewer dangerous criminals are locked up because of a lack of space.
The Conservatives have failed to get prisons built.
As a result of overcrowding, our prisons are increasingly dangerous, plagued by drug use and violent disorder – putting prison officers in a dangerous position.
Far from being places where offenders are punished and rehabilitated, prisons are a breeding ground for more crime.
Prison leavers are more likely to reoffend if they do not have the tools to move away from crime, if they have nowhere to live and if they do not have a job on release.
We will work with prisons to improve offenders’ access to purposeful activity, such as learning,
and ensure they create pre-release plans for those leaving custody.
The children of those who are imprisoned are at far greater risk of being drawn into crime than their peers.
After 14 years of chaotic reorganisations, the national probation service is struggling to keep the public safe.
A lack of co-ordination between prisons, probation and other local services also means prison-leavers are not getting the right support, raising the risk that they go straight back to crime.
In some areas of the country, we have seen Labour Mayors pioneering a more joined-up approach to reduce reoffending.
In Greater Manchester, probation is linked up with housing and health services to ensure offenders leaving custody receive the support they need.
Under the Conservatives, too many victims of historical injustices have had insult added to injury by years of legal delays.
Without justice and the truth, victims and their families cannot move forward.
and provide legal aid for victims of disasters or staterelated deaths.
We will ensure the victims of the appalling Windrush scandal have their voices heard
Labour will stop the chaos that lets too many criminals act with impunity, turn the page with stronger policing, and rebuild our criminal justice system.
Recruit 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects
3,000 new primary school-based nurseries
A modern curriculum so young people are ready for work and life
High-quality apprenticeships and specialist technical colleges
Whoever you are, wherever you come from, Britain should be a country where hard work means you can get on in life.
Under the Conservatives, this basic promise – that if you work hard, you will enjoy the rewards – has been broken.
We are a country where who your parents are – and how much money they have – too often counts for more than your effort and enterprise.
Too many people see success as something that happens to others.
This is an appalling waste of talent as well as a huge injustice.
So, breaking the pernicious link between background and success will be a defining mission for Labour.
First, we must recognise that greater opportunity requires greater security.
Tackling economic insecurity – at work, at home, in our communities and public services – is the golden thread that runs through all of Labour’s missions.
On that secure foundation, we can build an education system that prepares our children for life, work, and the future.
Our education system is struggling to cope after years of chronic mismanagement under the Conservatives.
Childcare and early education are increasingly unaffordable and unavailable.
Too many children arrive at primary school not ready to learn.
Too many children are not even getting to school.
Teachers are burnt out and leaving in droves.
Fewer people are participating in apprenticeships and training.
Higher education is in crisis.
Meanwhile, too many of our young people leave school unprepared for the future.
Labour will transform our education system so that young people get the opportunities they deserve.
We will expand our childcare and early-years system,
drive up standards,