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Cutting crime and reducing the number of vulnerable women being sent to prison is top of the agenda at the first meeting of the Women’s Justice Board.
A new report shows how drug-fuelled crime is being tackled through tough community sentences to get offenders with addiction issues back on straight and narrow.
Young adults who fall victim to crime will be better supported through a new Government campaign.
The Lord Chancellor has extended the appointment of Deborah Taylor as the Chair of the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board (CLAAB) for an additional 12 months from January 2025.
His Majesty The King, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, has approved the reappointment of 3 Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Top UK business leaders will spearhead a major new drive to get thousands of offenders into stable jobs and away from a life of crime.
Victims of antisocial behaviour are to get better information and access to support.
The government’s response to the Victims’ Commissioner’s recommendations in their 2023 Annual Victims’ Survey.
Predators who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ could face prosecution as the Government bears down on vile online abuse.
Around 3,800 offenders either released from prison or serving a community sentence will wear an alcohol tag over Christmas and New Year.
The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Nicole Lappin to the role of Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
Criminal legal aid solicitors will receive up to £92 million more a year to help address the ongoing challenges in the criminal justice system.
Correspondence between the Advisory Board and the Ministry of Justice.
The Lord Chancellor has announced that courts can now sit up to 108,500 days this year, helping to tackle the court backlog.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointments of 78 Parole Board Members and the reappointment of one member.
Victims of crimes will see the perpetrators face justice more quickly under a once-in-a-generation review of criminal courts, the Lord Chancellor announced today (12 December).
Fourteen thousand new prison places, with a target to open by 2031, form part of a 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy to make sure we always have the spaces needed to keep the public safe.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Kate Eves and Andrew Harris as members of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.
The Lord Chancellor wrote to the Chair of the Senior Salaries Review Body about the annual judicial pay review 2025 to 2026, and Major Review of the judicial salary structure.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the reappointment of Judith Gillespie and the appointment of Peter Dawson and Ken Mayhew to the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
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