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An expansion of face-to-face hearings is planned this week as 16 more court and tribunal buildings open across England and Wales.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has announced an extension to Sally Cheshire’s tenure as Interim Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Prisons and Probation Minister Lucy Frazer has today (2 June 2020) set out how those services will start to recover from the restrictions imposed in response to coronavirus.
Prison officers are being taught specialist skills to support their vital work with children who are in custody having committed serious offences.
Reduction of interest rates for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts from today (1 June 2020).
The Secretary of State today (27 May 2020) announced the re-appointment of Professor Nicholas Hopkins as Law Commissioner for property, family and trust law.
Prime Minister to open virtual Hidden Harms Summit in Downing Street to drive action to tackle domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation and modern slavery
Terrorists face a minimum of 14 years behind bars for serious offences and tougher monitoring, as a new Bill enters Parliament today (20 May 2020).
Criminals who commit alcohol-fuelled crime may be banned from drinking and made to wear ‘sobriety tags’ after new legislation comes into force today (19 May 2020).
Family video calls will be introduced at prisons and young offender institutions across England and Wales.
The Lord Chancellor’s statement on jury trials.
A funding pot of £2.5 million is being made available to community services across England and Wales which support women at risk of being drawn into crime.
People seeking help with housing, debt, discrimination and employment problems will benefit from a £5.4m boost thanks to new government funding.
Communities Secretary announces £76 million extra funding to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and vulnerable children and their families and victims of modern slavery.
New video technology is being brought forward to help keep the justice system moving during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
A former Secure Training Centre will receive its first adult prisoners today as part of further work to temporarily expand the prison estate to protect the public and NHS during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer has provided an update on measures introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19 in our jails.
Today (28 April 2020) the government has published its final response to the Law Commission’s Report on the Sentencing Code.
Victims of crime will have greater access to support during the coronavirus pandemic after a funding boost for charity helplines and online services.
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