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The Chief Inspector of Prisons triggered the urgent notification process for HMP Bristol on 11 June 2019.
Explanation of legal phrases used in the Family Procedure Rules.
This Statutory Instrument (SI) to be made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 will ensure that the UK is ready, after Brexit, to apply the 2007 Hague Convention on the international recovery of maintenance.
Changes to pilot Practice Directions 36O, 36S, 36J, 41A, 36K, and 36T come into force in June, July, and August 2020.
This is a direction under the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015 in relation to the Judicial Pension Scheme 2015.
Sets out the mandatory requirements of the Government Secure Classification scheme which is in operation across all Government Departments.
Changes to Practice Directions 36K and 36H come into force on 25 July 2019.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Crime Reform Evaluation is being conducted by IFF Research on behalf of HMCTS.
Guidance for professionals on how to use the Mental Health Casework Section out-of-hours service.
Privacy notice detailing the lawful processing of personal data for mounted cameras attached to Ministry of Justice vehicles.
Requirements for the use of Circles of Support and Accountability for probation practitioners working with eligible people convicted of sexual offences.
Guidance for legal professionals about cross-border civil and commercial legal cases.
Internal staff guidance sets out how certain court-ordered measures including intermediaries and intermediary assessments may be paid for in family cases.
Guidance for the courts on remand and sentencing powers for restricted patients after the Mental Health Act 2007.
Case studies and promotional material for 'See what's on the inside', the ex-offender employment campaign, which highlights the benefits of hiring prisoners and ex-offenders.
This instrument is to address failures in retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU by amending the domestic legislation which implements a reciprocal arr…
Check what you need to do if you own a UK legal services business and are a lawyer with qualifications from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
The Mediation Directive seeks to harmonise certain aspects of mediation in relation to EU cross-border disputes, with the aim of promoting its use in those EU cross-border disputes. A cross-border dispute can be a dispute be…
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