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Owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law.
Rape victims will receive better support and fairer trials under new government reforms to stamp out rape myths and restore faith in the justice system.
The UK government has accepted all of the recommendations in full.
Bold modernisation of the criminal courts to put victims first and restore public confidence in the system
Victims will be put first under plans to modernise the criminal courts and cut delays, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today.
Criminal legal aid solicitors will receive up to £92 million more a year to help address the ongoing challenges in the criminal justice system.
Correspondence relating to the Crime and Policing Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Vicki Mulligan and the reappointment of Laura Coyle as members of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.
More than 1,000 victims have been protected through first-of-its-kind domestic abuse protection orders since their roll out in November 2024.
The Lord Chancellor, in his capacity as Secretary of State for Justice, has approved the appointments of Dr Maike Bohn and Lynne Charles as non-executive members of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of 46 Parole Board members, as set out below, and the appointment of 2 psychologist members.
Children and vulnerable adults will be protected from the threat of sexual exploitation thanks to new tough checks which allow parents and carers to fully vet who they hire, Prisons Minister Lord Timpson has announced today.
Government announces review to strengthen 'National Protocol' guidelines for children in care and care leavers
Correspondence from Chair of SSRB’s Judicial Sub-Committee, Mark Emerton, and SSRB Chair, Lea Paterson, during the Major Review of the Judicial Salary Structure.
Britain’s biggest businesses have joined the Government’s hiring drive to get prison leavers into work in effort to cut crime as part of the Plan for Change.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Gerard Boyers, Brett Dixon and Sarah Stephens as expert members of the Online Procedure Rule Committee.
Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
Girls caught up in the youth justice system will receive better support to turn their lives around, thanks to major reforms set out by the Government today (11 November) as part of the Plan for Change.
Immediate action to clamp down on mistaken releases from prisons and restore public confidence in the criminal justice system has been announced by the Deputy Prime Minister today (Tuesday 11 November).
Ground has been broken on a new 1,700-place prison in Leicestershire, marking the latest step in the biggest jail expansion programme in over a century.
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