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The Government plans to reduce the number of women in custody by using early intervention and tackling the root causes of offending, the Lord Chancellor announced today.
UK legal services will be at the forefront of one of the world’s biggest legal gatherings this week to promote the UK as a place to do business.
Sharing intimate images without consent will be made a ‘priority offence’ under the Online Safety Act and social media firms will have to proactively remove and stop this material appearing on their platforms.
Tech-savvy owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law.
Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood signs first legally-binding treaty governing safe use of artificial intelligence.
A temporary measure to manage pressures in prisons in the north of England has been reactivated, following longstanding capacity failures and recent outbreaks of far-right disorder.
Victims and witnesses of crime will benefit from improved waiting rooms in 10 court buildings across England and Wales.
Data released today (16 August 2024) confirms 460 people arrested in connection with the violent disorder earlier this month have faced their day in court and at least 99 have already been sentenced.
More than 150 of the people arrested in connection with this month’s violent disorder have already faced their day in court.
Additional staff and extra funding are being deployed at one of the most troubled prisons in the country following a damning inspection report which highlighted significant concerns.
The worst murderers serving whole life sentences no longer have the right to get married behind bars as a new law comes into force today (2 August 2024).
Frontline staff laid bare the challenges they face in helping victims navigate the criminal justice system during a visit from the new Minister for Victims, Alex Davies-Jones.
Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned by the Post Office Offences Act can now apply to a new redress scheme.
An open letter to postmasters setting out next steps for those whose convictions were quashed by the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
An updated open letter to postmasters setting out next steps for those whose convictions were quashed by the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
In a major speech at HMP Five Wells, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP set out measures to protect the public by preventing prisons from running out of places.
Full text of the speech given by the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP as she was sworn in as Lord Chancellor at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood has set out how the government will stop the impending collapse of the criminal justice system.
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the extension of the tenure of appointment of Maura Sullivan as a non-executive director of Gov Facilities Services Limited.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the appointment of Christine Nwaokolo as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board.
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