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Young adults supervised by the probation service will receive specialist drug and mental health support at a new £3 million centre to reduce reoffending.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman.
Letter from Lord Rosser about the government amendments for the Lords reports stage of the Domestic Abuse Bill.
Prison drug dogs will be trained to sniff out new and emerging strands of Spice as part of the government's comprehensive plan to tackle violence and disorder behind bars.
A raft of new amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill will be presented, providing greater protections for victims and further clamping down on perpetrators.
How the Legal Services are GREAT virtual trade mission supported legal professionals to expand their businesses internationally.
Thousands of offenders will be diverted away from crime by the expansion of a catering training scheme in prisons across England and Wales.
Efforts to deliver speedier justice have been stepped up today (17 February 2021) with the announcement of 14 more temporary courtrooms and a first ‘super courtroom’ to hear large, complex cases.
This is a letter from the Lord Chancellor to the chair of the Senior Salaries Review Body informing him that the Lord Chancellor will not be issuing a remit for a pay review for the Judiciary in 2021 to 2022.
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 Lord Chancellor has appointed Joyce Cullen to the board of the Independent Monitoring Authority as member with knowledge of the relevant matters in Scotland.
The rule which currently requires all parole hearings to be held in private will be relaxed as part of the government’s efforts to increase public confidence in the process.
Victims of rape and domestic abuse will be helped by a major £40m funding boost for specialist support services, the Government has confirmed today (1 February).
Government announces £70 million investment in accommodation and wider support for prison leavers to cut crime.
A panel of experts has been appointed to support Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair) in examining the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system.
Advanced X-ray body scanners have stopped over 1,376 illegal items, including drugs, weapons and phones, getting into prisons, just 4 months after being installed.
38 organisations will receive almost £2 million in government funding so their vital work steering women away from crime can continue.
Funding from a new grant has now been fully awarded to 11 different projects supporting vulnerable people across England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice has announced.
The quick and decisive action taken since the beginning of the pandemic has helped to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.
University of Hull has opened its doors as a ‘Nightingale Court’, joining the national effort to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the justice system.
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