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A new report from the Ministry of Justice demonstrates how government funding has maintained and expanded vital access to free specialist legal advice.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Victims of crime will be better heard, served and protected under wide ranging reforms set out by the government today (9 December 2021).
White Paper sets out path to modern, innovative jails that protect the public and reform prisoners.
Activation letter from the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation to the Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
Remit letter from Minister of State for Justice and Minister for Afghan resettlement to the Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB).
The contract to manage Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre in Warwickshire has ended by mutual agreement, Prisons Minister Victoria Atkins confirmed today.
Child abusers will face more time behind bars after the Government confirmed plans to increase the maximum penalties for a range of cruelty offences.
People at risk of losing their home are set to benefit from enhanced legal support following a consultation launched by the government today (25 November 2021).
Emergency workers will receive greater protection from violent criminals after the Government confirmed ‘Harper’s Law’ would be added to the statute book.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Michael Seath as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee for 3 years from 11 September 2021.
A crack team of experts led by Lord Wolfson QC will promote the UK’s prestigious legal services to the Middle East in a week-long trade mission to Dubai starting today (22 November 2021).
Offenders released from prison face being banned from drinking from today (17 November 2021) under world-first plans to curb alcohol-fuelled crime.
Proposed new scheme to help families access funds belonging to loved ones who lack mental capacity without need to go to court.
Prisons Minister Victoria Atkins has today (11 November 2021) outlined urgent action to address ‘unacceptable’ failings at a secure training centre run by G4S.
Suspected criminal gangs will face justice at the country’s second ‘super courtroom,’ which opens in Loughborough today (9 November 2021).
The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, spoke at a ceremony to mark the last phase of major construction work at the new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire – about his plans for state-of-…
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has unveiled the greenest and most innovative jail in the country.
Victims, courts and prisons will benefit from the Ministry of Justice’s largest funding increase in more than a decade, awarded in yesterday’s Spending Review.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary talked to businesses about how plugging skills gaps with prisoners and ex-offenders can help us to bring down crime.
Deputy Prime Minister sets out step-change in how prisons help offenders into work.
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