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  • 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

  • Consumers set to benefit from claims management crackdown

    Plans unveiled today will mean that Claims Management Companies that provide a poor service could be forced to pay compensation.

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

  • Tougher rules for claims management companies

    The Claims Management Regulator has launched a consultation which proposes to end verbal contract arrangements.

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

  • Claims Management clampdown

    Claims Management Companies are set to face tougher rules and regulations as the Claims Management Regulator launches a consultation.

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

  • Victims’ voice on BBC Radio 4

    A groundbreaking Prison Radio programme bringing crime victims face to face with offenders is behind a BBC Radio 4 programme.

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

  • Be StepWise

    Alison O’Mahony runs an organisation called Be StepWise, which helps support step families.

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

  • Russell Brand documentary: From Addiction to Recovery

    A BBC3 documentary to be broadcast today will offer an insight into addiction through the eyes of Russell Brand. As part of this, he …

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

  • Claim Regulator improves consumer protection

    The 2011/12 Claims Management Regulation Unit’s annual report.

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

  • Comply with Claim Management Regulations or risk being shut down

    That’s the latest warning from the Claims Management Regulation Unit.

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