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  • Bereaved families at the heart of the coroner system

    Bereaved loved ones will be put at the heart of the coroner system, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said today as he launched a new guide for people who have to become involved with inquests.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Clampdown on rogue claims firms

    In the past year more than 200 licences have been removed from rogue claims firms which have flouted the rules, Justice Minister Shailesh Vara said today, as the Government continues to crack down on companies which abuse th…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Judicial senior salaries: 2013 written evidence

    The Ministry of Justice's response to the Review Body of Senior Salaries' request for information about the judiciary's pay and benefits.

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  • Public appointments for the Judicial Appointments Commission

    Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of six new Commissioners and re-appointment of Professor Lloyd as a Commissioner and of Christopher Stephens as Chair of the JAC.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Queen's Counsel in England and Wales, 2013 - 2014

    Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 100 new Queen's Counsel.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Information Commissioner Christopher Graham is reappointed

    Christopher Graham has been reappointed as the Information Commissioner. His appointment will be for 2 years from 29 June 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Covert surveillance and covert human intelligence source codes of practice consultation

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Damian Green MP and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £500,000 to help break the silence for male rape victims

    Male victims of rape and sexual violence will receive unprecedented access to vital help and support thanks to the first dedicated fund designed specifically to meet their needs, Victims' Minister Damian Green has announ…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Talks begin over contracts to tackle reoffending

    Crucial Government reforms aimed at overhauling the way offenders are managed have moved a step closer, as organisations bidding for new regional rehabilitation work have been invited to begin formal contract talks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Funding boost for programmes that reduce reoffending

    Charities and social enterprises who use innovative ways to reduce reoffending in England have been handed a boost worth more than £2 million.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mediation is better - couples told as divorce rate rises

    Thousands of couples who separate each year have been urged to spurn confrontational court battles and instead to try mediation to sort out disputes over finances and children – as new figures show divorce rates increased la…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New planning court gets go ahead to support UK growth

    Key building projects which generate thousands of jobs in communities across the UK will benefit from changes to tackle costly and unnecessary legal delays under plans to speed up and reform the Judicial Review system announ…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Criminals to pay towards cost of running courts

    Criminals will be made to pay towards the cost of their court case under legislation introduced to Parliament today by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Police Grant Report England and Wales 2014 to 2015

    This WMS was laid in Parliament on 5 February 2014, in the House of Commons by Damian Green and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bailiffs getting ready for tough new regime

    Bailiffs and councils must make sure debts are collected in a fair and responsible way, Justice Minister Lord Faulks said today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dozens of unnecessary rules and regulations scrapped or improved as MoJ responds to Red Tape Challenge

    Rules and regulations around bailiffs, claims management companies and the Land Registry are among 69 being scrapped or improved by the Ministry of Justice following a review as part of the Government’s Red Tape Challenge.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Damian Green speech to the APCC

    Speech given by Damian Green on 21 January 2014 to the APCC.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Shailesh Vara opens new Legal Services Board offices

    Justice Minister Shailesh Vara has officially opened the new offices of the Legal Services Board (LSB).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Important milestone for critical probation reforms

    A further step towards the Government’s reforms to rehabilitation has been announced today as probation trusts were informed that staff will be assigned to one of the new organisations responsible for managing offenders and …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Young criminals must be punished, but education is the cure

    Doubling the time spent on schooling for young offenders will help cut reoffending #YouthCustody

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government