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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.
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April this year. It is planned to come into effect on Monday 27 February 2023.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Prisoners are to be upskilled in cutting-edge farming techniques as the government continues to get offenders into work and cut crime.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Richard Wright QC as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council.
Building work on Britain’s newest ‘smart’ prison will start this autumn – delivering over 1,400 modern places to get more offenders into jobs and away from crime.
The digital transformation of the UK’s legal sector is to be backed by a significant uplift in government funding - keeping it at the global forefront of innovation.
Construction is under way at the country’s first secure school – a brand new custodial facility for young people with education at its heart and helping to turn young offenders away from a life of crime.
Broadcast news channels will air judges’ sentencing remarks from the Crown Court for the first time tomorrow (28 July), following a change in the law.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Elaine Freer as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council.
Individuals and businesses would be helped to resolve legal disputes through free mediation under government proposals unveiled today (26 July).
New prison wings designed to get offenders clean will receive funding thanks to the government’s 10-year strategy to tackle drug-fuelled crime.
Victims of domestic abuse can be spared from being cross-examined by their alleged attackers in family and civil courts under measures coming into force today (21 July 2022).
Legislation implementing fee increases for barristers and solicitors has been laid today (20 July 2022) as part of £135 million of additional investment in the criminal legal aid system.
Courts will be able to dismiss lawsuits seeking to stifle free speech earlier under government reforms to protect the UK legal system from abuse.
Rape victims will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a scheme rolled out to four Crown Courts in the Midlands today (18 July 2022).
Ground-breaking new courts will direct drug and alcohol abusers to tackle their addiction head-on or face tough consequences.
Almost 4,000 ex-offenders have been helped into work since the launch of a major drive to increase employment and cut crime.
The Lord Chancellor has re-appointed Punam Birly as a non-executive member of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
Thousands more vulnerable people will have help navigating civil and family legal issues thanks to increased government investment in legal support.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved an extension to Sir Nicholas Green’s tenure as the Chair of the Law Commission.
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