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Shocking accidental prisoner releases to be stamped out, as the Government moves to digitalise the archaic paper-based prison system.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Monisha Shah as Chair of the Legal Services Board.
A new study will explore how AI can be used to transcribe court hearings and open the door to faster, cheaper access to court records for victims.
Local authorities across England are receiving an extra £41 million to cover costs for new enforcement powers through the landmark Renters' Rights Act.
Possessing or publishing pornography depicting incest or adults pretending to be children to be criminalised and tech execs could be held liable.
Victims and bereaved families will get longer to challenge sentences they don't feel fit the crime they've suffered
The Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Wendy Sinclair-Gieben as Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.
The government is investing an additional £4.5 million in the LawtechUK programme over the next three years.
The Lord Chancellor and Deputy Prime Minister has reappointed Jennifer Rademaker as Non-Executive Director and appointed Gurpreet Dehal as Non-Executive Director to the Departmental Board and ARAC Chair.
The Deputy Prime Minister has approved the appointment of 3 non judicial members and the reappointment of one non judicial member, to the Sentencing Council.
The Deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the launch of Hook Tanganza’s new report, Harnessing English Law for Economic Growth.
Lord Chancellor’s speech at the 2026 King’s Counsel appointment ceremony, recognising those who have been formally appointed to the rank of KC and Honorary KC.
Minister for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International, Jake Richards, speaks about the drivers of youth custody and the future of youth courts.
Offenders posing a threat to national security to spend longer behind bars
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointment, without competition, of Karin Phillips MBE as a member of the Youth Justice Board.
Thousands more criminals will be tagged alongside changes to supervision that will focus probation time on the offenders who pose the greatest risk.
This circular provides an overview of changes made to the Bail Act 1976 which has been amended by the Sentencing Act 2026.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a Lord Justice of Appeal to serve as a Senior Judicial Commissioner and Vice-Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment, by the Chair of the Judicial Pension Board, of Tim Mpofu as an independent member.
The newly named Child Focused Courts will be rolled out across England and Wales, following a particularly successful pilot which saw cases in the family court resolved seven and a half months quicker.
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