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Abused women, drug addicts and offenders serving short sentences will be supported to turn their lives away from crime, as the Government backs specialist schemes aimed at criminals more likely to reoffend.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK government has collaborated with partners on a global code of conduct to improve information-gathering from survivors of sexual violence in conflicts.
From today, those found in unlawful possession of these drugs face sentences of up to five years behind bars
UK Ambassador Neil Bush welcomes the publication of an independent expert report, invoked by 45 states under OSCE's Moscow Mechanism, on Russia's war on Ukraine.
Ambassador Stelian Stoian (Romania) gave a statement on behalf of 46 OSCE States reflecting that the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report confirms our fears about Russia's actions in Ukraine.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Habib Motani as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board for a tenure of 4 years commencing 18 April 2022.
The government has revealed a wide-ranging agreement that will see industry contribute £5 billion to address the building safety scandal.
A change to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: reclassification of Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid, Gamma-Butyrolactone and 1,4-Butanediol from Class C to Class B.
The Attorney General has decided to refer questions of law to the Court of Appeal concerning the proper scope of defences to criminal charges arising from protests.
The Home Office has announced it will continue to grant the Community Security Trust £14 million to help keep members of the Jewish community safe.
Proposals will strengthen local democracy by ensuring that councils in England get agreement from local residents in advance of any street name changes.
Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan's speech on waste crime at a Let’s Recycle and Environmental Services Association event on Tuesday 12 April.
Steve Almond, Kate Priestman and John Scanlon have all been appointed as Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Statement by Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine
Statement by Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon at the UN Security Council briefing on on vaccines in conflict zones
UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford visited Zambia from 5 to 7 April 2022 to increase the UK's and Zambia's cooperation on how they are working together.
The Insolvency Service welcomes prominent insolvency expert Frances Coulson as a new non-executive board member.
…UK Ambassador thanks Head of OSCE's Mission to Skopje for the Mission's work on social cohesion, professionalisation of law enforcement and gender in North Macedonia.…
Today (08 April 2022) the Security Industry Authority (SIA) announced the beneficiaries of its 2021 to 2022 grants for good causes.
The Trade Remedies Authority has opened a new anti-subsidy investigation into imports of ironing boards from Turkey.
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