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  • Appointment of new Parole Board Chair

    The Honourable Mr Justice (David) Calvert-Smith has been appointed as the new Chair of the Parole Board. Sir David Calvert-Smith has…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £50 million extra for victims of crime

    Offenders will be forced to pay up to £50 million a year to help victims recover from the trauma of serious crime Ken Clarke announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Child abuse loophole closed

    People accused of abusing children or vulnerable adults who try to escape justice will face up to 10 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Work in prisons showcased in new documentary

    Government’s rehabilitation revolution will be the focus of a prime time documentary tonight as filmmakers go behind the scenes at Brixton.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Clarke opens Westminster's new magistrates' court

    Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke officially opened a new state of the art Magistrates’ Court in London today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Justice announced

    Ursula Brennan has today been announced as the new Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New work in prisons enterprise launched

    Ken Clarke has launched the new enterprise ONE3ONE Solutions with a mission to increase the productive, commercial work of prisoners.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Clarke: London's legal services

    Clarke tells Russians London’s legal services are unrivalled in size, quality, experience, flexibility, efficiency and value for money.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New laws help diverse judiciary

    More women and people from minority backgrounds will be encouraged to become judges under plans announced today by Ken Clarke.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New laws to promote diversity among judges

    More women and people from minority backgrounds will be encouraged to become judges under plans announced today by Ken Clarke.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cameras in court plans revealed

    Courts in England and Wales will be more publicly accessible than ever before when television broadcasting is introduced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Clarke: court broadcasting

    Courts in England and Wales will be more publicly accessible than ever before when television broadcasting is introduced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Assent for Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

    The Government’s radical plans to reduce reoffending, reform the legal aid system and tackle the growth of compensation culture can start to…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Brighton Declaration on ECHR reform adopted

    Kenneth Clarke has announced that the UK has negotiated a landmark agreement on reform of the European Court of Human Rights.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK delivers European court reform

    The UK’s pledge to reform the European Court of Human Rights has been successfully fulfilled, Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke announced today

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Government leads reform talks

    Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today opened key international talks on the reform of the European Court of Human Rights.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister defends closed national security court cases

    Ken Clarke has made a spoken about the Justice and Security Green Paper, and the proposals to hold parts of some civil cases in closed session.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Public Guardian appointed

    Kenneth Clarke, has appointed Alan Eccles, as the new Public Guardian.   Alan Eccles…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2500 more prison spaces

    HMP Thameside, the first of two new prisons opening this year, will start operating from tomorrow (30 March).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Punishment and reform

    Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has today launched radical proposals to strengthen community sentences and modernise the Probation Service.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government