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Record numbers of new prison officer recruits
Government on track to hit target of 2,500 new officers by 2018.
Ministry
of Justice
Landmark review places family ties at the heart of prison reform
Ministry of Justice welcomes Lord Farmer's recommendations to strengthen family ties to help offenders turn their lives around and protect public...
Terror offences extension to Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme comes into effect
19 terror-related offences are added to the scheme to keep families and communities safe.
Probation reform: open letter from the Secretary of State for Justice
Justice Secretary David Lidington provides an update on the probation system.
New appointments to Supreme Court and Court of Appeal
The Queen has approved the appointment of the new President of the Supreme Court, 3 Supreme Court Justices and 7 new Justices of Appeal.
Honorary Queen’s Counsel nominations: deadline 1 September 2017
Seeking nominations for honorary Queen’s Counsel.
Latest
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Prison population figures: 2017
- updated
- Official Statistics
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Record numbers of new prison officer recruits
- published
- Press release
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Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2017
- published
- Official Statistics
What we do
We work to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.
MOJ is a ministerial department, supported by 32 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme: commissioning sustainable services
- Consultation outcome
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Proposal on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales
- Consultation outcome
Our publications
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NOMS Annual Report and Accounts 2016-2017
- Corporate report
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FOI releases for May 2017
- FOI release
Our statistics
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Prison population figures: 2017
- Official Statistics
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Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2017
- Official Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Richard Heaton
Permanent Secretary
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Matthew Coats
Ministry of Justice, Chief Operating Officer
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Mike Driver
Chief Financial Officer and Head of the Government Finance Function
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Michael Spurr
Chief Executive
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Sir Theodore Agnew
Lead Non-executive
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Liz Doherty
Non-executive
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Lizzie Noel
Non-executive
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Justin Russell
Director General - Prisons, Offender and Youth Justice Policy
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Scott McPherson
Acting Director General, Justice and Courts Policy Group
Contact MOJ
General enquiries
102 Petty France
London
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The general enquiries phone line is open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm.
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