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  • Flexible courts to speed up court cases

    Dozens of flexible court pilots will speed up cases and help modernise criminal justice services.

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

  • Flexible courts to open in dozens of areas

    Thousands more people will benefit from flexible courts, Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green said today.

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

  • Defamation Bill has second Lords reading

    The Defamation Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords this afternoon.

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

  • Greater protection for homeowners

    The Justice Secretary today announced that householders would have greater protection from burglars.

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

  • Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt. Hon Christopher Grayling MP swearing in ceremony

    Speech by Christopher Grayling MP during the swearing in ceremony for his appointment to Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

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

  • Chris Grayling sworn in as Lord Chancellor

    Today Justice Secretary Chris Grayling was sworn in as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

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

  • Offenders must pay to support crime victims

    From today many more criminals will be made to pay towards supporting victims of crime.

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

  • Lord McNally’s speech to the Birmingham Law Society Family Conference 2012

    Lord McNally's speech on the government's programme of reform addressing the Family Justice Review.

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

  • New rules make offenders pay

    From Monday, new rules will force more criminals to pay towards supporting victims of crime, Minister for Victims Helen Grant announced.

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

  • Probation Minister calls for tougher community sentences

    Community Payback must be more intensive and delivered within days of an offender being sentenced, Jeremy Wright said.

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

  • Prisoners pay to support victims of crime

    Prisoners have been forced to pay over three quarters of a million pounds towards helping victims this year, thanks to a new law that literally makes them pay for their crimes.

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

  • Second 'Clink' restaurant opens at HMP Cardiff

    Jeremy Wright today attended the opening of The Clink Cymru restaurant outside HMP Cardiff. Prisoners…

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

  • Military deaths abroad investigated in Scotland

    The Government is committed to supporting families of service personnel who have died while on duty abroad.

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

  • Press release: Military deaths abroad investigated in Scotland

    The Government is committed to supporting families of service personnel who have died while on duty abroad. In reforming the coroners system…

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

  • Damian Green's speech to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

    A speech given by the Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice Damian Green to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners on on the 11 September 2012.

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

  • New Secretary of State announced

    Chris Grayling has today been announced as the Secretary of State for Justice following a Ministerial reshuffle.

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

  • Squatting - new criminal offence

    Squatting in homes and all other residential building is to be criminalised for the first time in England and Wales.

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

  • Homeowners protected, squatters criminalised

    Homeowners are to receive better protection as squatting in residential buildings becomes a criminal offence.

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

  • Swift Olympics Justice

    Figures have revealed how efficiently and effectively courts and tribunals operated during the Olympics. In the criminal courts…

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

  • Olympic crimes brought to swift justice

    During London’s Olympics Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service acted efficiently and effectively to bring Olympic crimes to justice.

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