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Brandon Lewis reaches agreement with Criminal Bar Association.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
For the first time in England and Wales, Deaf people have been able to fulfil their civic duty and serve on a jury, supported by British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters.
New technology which spares victims of rape the stress of being cross-examined during a live trial is now available at every Crown Court in England and Wales.
Wide ranging reforms designed to bear down on kleptocrats, organised criminals and terrorists abusing the UK’s open economy have been introduced into Parliament.
The interest rates were increased for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts on the 2 September 2022.
Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, courts and tribunals arrangements on the day of the State Funeral and access to books of condolence.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Russell Agius as a member of the Judicial Pension Board.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Bronwen Curtis CBE as a lay panel member of the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office for a third term of 9 months.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of 3 lay panel members of the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office for a third term of 9 months.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Christina Blacklaws as Chair of the Judicial Pension Board.
Prisoners will learn the skills they need to stay on the straight and narrow as the latest phase of the government’s plan to deliver 20,000 new prison places gets underway.
£24 million for services that work with women in justice system.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of 7 lay panel members of the Judicial Conduct and Investigations Office for a third term of 9 months.
The Ministry of Justice has today (31 August 2022) announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive for Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Diana Fawcett as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council for a second tenure of 18 months.
Ministers have approved the reappointment of Bill Turner as a Lay Advice Member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee for 3 years from 4 November 2022.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointments of four members of the Civil Justice Council for three years from 1 August 2022.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Ben Roe and Virginia Jones as legal members of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.
The Government has relaunched the recruitment process for the Victims’ Commissioner in line with the standard public appointments process.
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the reappointment of Susan Hoyle as a Lay Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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