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Youth cautions and multiple conviction rule to be removed from automatic disclosure.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Sir Richard Heaton will conclude his service at the Ministry of Justice later this summer when his five-year tenure comes to an end.
More than 100,000 civil money claims have been issued in just 18 months using HM Courts and Tribunals Service’s online service.
Letter from Minister Chalk to Jess Phillips MP on the second tranche of the government amendments tabled for Commons Report stage.
Letter from ministers to Jess Phillips MP on the first tranche of the government amendments tabled for Commons Report stage.
A 6 week consultation launched today (2 July 2020) seeks to deliver on the public’s wish – expressed in the 2016 referendum – for British courts to be the ultimate arbiters of our law.
The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland has today (1 July 2020) outlined a 'renewal for justice' as courts harness increased investment, improved technology and a range of emergency measures to recover from the coronavir…
An extra £285 million-worth of improvements to courts and prisons this year will see hundreds of businesses supported and thousands of jobs created, as part of the Prime Minister’s plan for economic recovery.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of Nick Ephgrave as policing member of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, for a period of 3 years from 26 June 2020.
Four new prisons are to be built across England over the next six years.
New laws to spare divorcing couples having to apportion blame for the breakdown of their marriage took a step closer this week.
Victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence are benefiting from £22 million of emergency funding to help organisations providing support during the pandemic.
Survivors of domestic abuse and their children will receive greater protections after the government today (25 June 2020) announced an overhaul of how the family courts deal with the horrific crime.
Prison officers will receive improved training on how to resolve conflict without resorting to the use of force, and when they should temporarily separate children from others in youth custody for everyone’s safety, followin…
Further updates 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.
Unpaid work and key programmes to stop criminals reoffending will be delivered by HM Prison and Probation Service from next June, the Lord Chancellor confirmed today (11 June 2020).
Seeking nominations for honorary Queen’s Counsel.
Access to websites supporting some of the most vulnerable victims of crime will be free of charge during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to a new deal brokered by the Government.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed David Marshall as a solicitor member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
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