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  • Prisons announcement

    Written Ministerial Statement made by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Candidates for new prisons and probation inspectors announced

    Letter from the Justice Secretary to the Justice Select Committee to announce his candidates for the posts of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and Probation and the Interim Chair of the Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prisoner transfer agreement with Iraq

    Letter from Andrew Selous MP to Chair of the Justice Select Committee about prisoner transfer agreement with Iraq.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Smoking in prisons

    Letter from Prisons Minister Andrew Selous to Robert Neill MP, Chairman of the Justice Select Committee regarding smoking in prisons.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Criminal Justice Management 2015

    The future of criminal justice.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Youth Justice

    Announcement of a review into youth justice.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Education in prison

    Announcement of a review of education in adult prisons

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The treasure in the heart of man - making prisons work

    Speech given at Prisoners Learning Alliance.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Repeat knife offenders face new minimum prison term

    Minimum prison sentences for offenders who repeatedly carry knives will come into effect from 17 July 2015.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New rules to crackdown on violent prisoners come into force

    A significant step forward in the fight against violence in prisons has been taken, with the publication of a joint national protocol.

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

  • New prison to be run by Her Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS)

    Prisons Minister Andrew Selous has today announced that the new prison in Wrexham will be operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service (HMPS).

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

  • New open prison unit launched at Drake Hall

    Justice Minister Simon Hughes opens a new unit at Drake Hall women’s prison aimed at preparing offenders for release.

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

  • Prisoners to supply armed forces with kit

    Prisoners will be making sandbags, fence posts and other support products for Britain’s armed forces after an innovative new agreement was signed by ministers.

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

  • Post-prison support extended to 45,000 offenders

    A major gap which allows 45,000 short-term prisoners to leave prison unsupervised every year has been closed under a new law that has been brought into force.

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

  • Styal prison launches new open unit

    Justice Minister Simon Hughes opens new accommodation which will act as a stepping stone back into the community for female prisoners nearing release.

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

  • New crackdown on dangerous legal highs in prison

    Offenders found abusing so-called ‘legal highs’ in prison will face a new crackdown by prison authorities from next week.

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

  • Illicit prison phones to be cut off

    Mobile phones that are being used by prisoners will be cut off under proposed new legislation.

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

  • More support for veterans in the criminal justice system

    Ex-servicemen and women entering the criminal justice system will be better supported and given a stronger chance of rehabilitation.

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

  • Charities in front seat of new reoffending drive

    The government fired the starting gun today on making key reforms to the way ex-offenders are looked after in the community, in an effort to tackle stubbornly high reoffending rates in England and Wales.

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

  • Justice Data Lab scoops two awards for services to voluntary sector

    A pioneering analytical service that number crunches reoffending data for organisations working with offenders has won two prestigious awards.

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