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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Centrally approved spending for property, advertising, consultancy, technology and recruitment.
New legislation will provide extra protections for victims' counselling notes during criminal investigations.
Data on the applications received and decisions made under the miscarriage of justice application service.
This bulletin presents National Statistics on activity in the county, family, magistrates’ and Crown courts of England and Wales.
Legal processes, courts and the police
Ordinary people mistreated or wronged by big, powerful companies will have a better chance of bringing them to court to access justice, thanks to plans unveiled today (4 March 2024).
How to use the common data standards for the criminal justice system (CJS) in England and Wales.
Tailored reports assessing the impact on rehabilitation programmes on reoffending behaviour analysed within the previous quarter, and summary of results to date.
From time to time the Ministry of Justice publishes ad hoc statistical Notices.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Citron on 18 April 2024.
The cases we most commonly handle are disputes relating to: personal injury negligence breach of contract breach of a statutory duty breach of the Human Rights Act 1998 libel, slander and other torts non-payment of a debt and ‘enforcement orders’...
The Judicial Office supports the judiciary across the courts of England and Wales, and the non-devolved tribunals across the UK, by providing training, legal and policy advice, human resources, communications and administrative support. JO works with the Ministry of Justice...
Updates on the work MOJ is doing to respond to the CJEU judgment of November 2018 in O’Brien No.2 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller of December 2019.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mr Justice Kerr on 23 May 2024.
Innocent people who have suffered miscarriages of justice, personal harm or injury are among those who will benefit from upcoming changes to legal aid means testing coming into effect this year.
Documents relating to the Criminal Justice Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 14 November 2023.
The JAC is an independent commission that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland. They select candidates for judicial office on merit...
The Financial List is a specialist cross-jurisdictional list set up to address the particular business needs of cases involving financial matters. The list can deal with cases: generally worth more than £50 million which need expert judicial knowledge of financial...
Trends in the use of out of court disposals, defendants prosecuted, offenders convicted, remand and sentencing decisions, and offender histories in England and Wales.
Explore the local archives to help your research into family and local history at your local council
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