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Dozens more former police officers and detectives with experience of managing dangerous offenders will be recruited as part of plans to toughen up the parole system.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A further update on work MOJ is doing to respond to the CJEU judgment of November 2018 in O’Brien No.2 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller of December 2019.
Thousands of prisoners are getting clean thanks to a doubling of drug-free wings in jails as the government’s war on addiction steps up a gear.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointments of Duwayne Brooks OBE and Phillip Bowen as members of the Youth Justice Board.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Alan Kershaw as the new Chair of the Legal Services Board for 4 years from 1 April 2023.
Construction firms have pitched up in prisons across England and Wales for the latest major drive to match offenders with jobs in sectors facing skill shortages and cut crime.
Vulnerable victims in up to 4,600 cases involving crimes including sexual abuse and rape will be able to avoid giving their evidence in a full courtroom every year according to new estimates from the Ministry of Justice.
Further information on the changes we are making to our transgender prisoner policy framework.
Thousands of troubled teens to benefit from cash boost to local sports groups.
The number of people tagged has reached record highs following the government’s drive to use technology to make streets safer.
Children born as a result of rape will be officially recognised as victims of crime and receive better support under changes announced by the government today (19 January 2023).
Reviewing the fees that enforcement agents (bailiffs) can recover when enforcing debts and fines.
Adrian Usher announced as the preferred candidate in the recruitment exercise to select the next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
New high-tech X-ray scanners thwart 28,000 attempts to smuggle contraband behind bars.
Dozens of new cutting edge bag scanners are being fitted at prison gates across 44 prisons to further strengthen the crackdown on drugs and phones behind bars, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced.
Justice ministers from around the world will convene in London in March to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
A government review will explore options for improving the sustainability of the legal aid system for people facing civil and family legal issues.
Helen Pitcher OBE appointed as Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Around 1,800 offenders are wearing alcohol tags over the festive period as part of the government’s drive to protect the public from drink-fuelled crime.
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 95 barristers and solicitors as new King’s Counsel (KC) in England and Wales.
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