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  • Kenneth Clarke: 'I will promote UK legal services'

    Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today he will be promoting UK legal services to a worldwide audience.

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

  • Minister: We will bring justice into the 21st century

    The Justice system should be swift and sure, and fit for the 21st century, Minister Nick Herbert said.

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

  • Kenneth Clarke: UK should be lawyer and adviser to the world

    Kenneth Clarke has reaffirmed his commitment to promoting the UK’s legal services to a worldwide audience.

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

  • Restorative justice register launched

    More offenders will face the consequences of their actions with the launch of the first-ever register of restorative justice practitioners.

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

  • New restorative justice register launched

    More offenders will face the consequences of their actions after the launch of the first-ever register of restorative justice practitioners

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

  • Minister seeks legal industry views on growth

    Justice Minister Lord McNally has been seeking business leaders’ views on how best to promote the UK’s legal services abroad.

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

  • Minister announces referral fee ban

    Referral fees for personal injury cases will be banned to help tackle rising insurance costs.

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

  • Curbing compensation culture: Government to ban referral fees

    Rising insurance costs will be tackled by a ban on referral fees, announced as part of Government’s commitment to curb compensation culture.

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

  • Orchestra helps prisoners make A Bigger Sound

    Offenders at a prison in Hertfordshire are working with musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a music rehabilitation project.

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

  • Minister: Coroner reforms will put needs of bereaved first

    Reforms to the coroner system will ensure that inquests are more timely, more efficient and more effective, Minister Jonathan Djanogly said.

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

  • Broadcasting in court to be allowed for first time

    Broadcasters will be allowed to film in courts for the first time, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today.

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

  • Help shape the future of public services

    You can help shape the future of our public services by taking part in a government consultation called Open Public Services.

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

  • Clarke: Broadcasting in court to be allowed for first time and increased transparency of local court performance

    The ban on filming in law courts will be overturned to improve public understanding of the justice system.

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

  • Corporate manslaughter laws now apply to custody

    Custody providers - prisons, secure hospitals, police and juvenile detention facilities - will be covered by corporate manslaughter law.

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

  • New prison escort contracts to save £250m

    New contracts for escorting prisoners across England and Wales will save the Government over £250m.

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

  • Crime victims in Europe to get extra protection

    Britons who become victims of crime in other EU countries will get a guaranteed minimum level of support, said Nick Herbert.

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

  • Crime victims in Europe to get extra protection

    Britons who are victims of crime in another EU country will get a guaranteed level of support, Justice Minister Nick Herbert said today.

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

  • Community payback goes full time

    Offenders will be made to do a full five-day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences.

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

  • Offenders to go full time on community payback

    Offenders will be made to do a full five day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences.

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

  • UK Riots: Sentencing Explained

    As the courts deal with offenders following the recent riots across the UK, we explain how our sentencing system works.

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