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15th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture

The 15th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture, “Balancing the need for Due Process, Fair Trials and Systemic Efficacy: The Benefits & Challenges of Technological Improvements and Greater Efficiencies for the Criminal Justice System”, will be held online at 5.30 pm on Thursday, 14th April, 2022. This lecture will be presented by Griff Ferris, Legal and Policy Officer, Fair Trials.

This is a free event, but booking is required. To book your place, please click here.

Fair Trials is the global criminal justice watchdog, campaigning for fairness, equality and justice. Its team of independent experts exposes threats to justice through original research and identifies practical changes to fix them. Fair Trials campaigns to change policies, support strategic litigation, reform policy and develop international standards and best practice. This is done by supporting local movements for reform and building partnerships with lawyers, activists, academics and other NGOs.

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On 21 April 2026, the Education and Training Expert Network in Probation held its second online meeting, bringing together representatives from CEP member organisations and experts involved in the training of probation professionals across Europe. The meeting marked the beginning of a new working cycle for the network, under the leadership of its Chair, Cédric Le Bossé, and provided an important opportunity to collectively reflect on its future direction.

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During the General Assembly in Austria, a new CEP Board got elected for the upcoming three years. In the coming weeks we will publish interviews with all newly-elected board members where they will share information on their professional background, how they would like to contribute, what challenges lie ahead and many more.

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