We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
The Secretary of State has announced a 1 year extension to John Thornhill OBE’s tenure as Chair of the Lay Observers’ National Council.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Michael Seath as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee for 3 years from 11 September 2021.
Suspected criminal gangs will face justice at the country’s second ‘super courtroom,’ which opens in Loughborough today (9 November 2021).
Better facilities for witnesses, victims and defendants at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court have opened, improving access to justice for all.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the reappointment of Leslie Manasseh MBE as member of the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
The Secretary of State has announced the reappointment of Nick Ephgrave and Folashade Abiodun as non-judicial members of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointment of a Non-Executive Director with human resources experience to the Gov Facility Services Limited.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alison Curry as accountant member of the Insolvency Rules Committee.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Robert Edwards as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee for 3 years from 1 March 2021.
Dame Linda Dobbs DBE, a former high court judge with 35 years of legal experience, has been reappointed as Independent Assessor for Miscarriages of Justice.
The Secretary of State has announced the reappointment of 5 Public Appointees.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed His Honour Keith Cutler CBE as Independent Assessor of the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster (Westminster Abbey).
The Secretary of State has announced the reappointment of Alison Pople for 4 years and extension to the tenure of David Kenyon for 6 months and Jodie Blackstock for 1 year as non judicial members.
Justin Russell has been reappointed as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of 5 new members to the Family Procedure Rule Committee and the reappointment of one member.
The Lord Chancellor has reappointed Jo Hickman, Ian Karet and Andrew Parker to the Civil Justice Council (CJC) for a further term of three years and William Wood QC for a period of 18 months.
The Lord Chancellor spoke at the Law Society to thank the hidden heroes who kept justice moving during the COVID-19 pandemic and outlined his plans for recovering the system, as well as propelling it towards a better future.
HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) has appointed David Bernstein, Heather Savory and Nick Folland as non-executive directors.
Her Majesty The Queen, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, has approved the appointment of Zahra Ahmed, Nicola Cockburn and Joanne Fazakerley as Commissioners of the CCRC.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).