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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.
Courts and tribunals across England and Wales are going green thanks to a £40m government investment to cut their carbon emissions.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Offenders’ community punishments will be better focused on paying back society under a £93 million expansion plan.
HMCTS are aware of a telephone scam impacting members of the public.
More victims of rape and sexual violence will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a scheme rolled out to a further 4 Crown Courts today (30 September 2021).
Scammers are posing as County Court bailiffs to demand payment.
Efforts to deliver speedier justice across London have been stepped up this week after a fifth Nightingale court opened its doors in the capital.
An Accrington man with a history of violence has been sentenced for using his uncle's identity to fraudulently gain a door supervisor qualification and a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.
A security firm run by two brothers from Liverpool has been fined £50,000 for offences against the Private Security Industry Act 2001.
More victims, defendants and witnesses will receive faster access to justice when the first ever ‘super courtroom’ opens in Manchester today (10 September).
Fewer errors in online applications mean divorces are finalised in 20 weeks on average
A leading criminal defence barrister has been appointed to conduct an independent review of the law around domestic homicides.
On Thursday 26 August, a Rhondda security company pleaded guilty at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court to illegally branding their business as an SIA approved contractor.
Efforts to deliver speedier justice have been stepped up today (27 July 2021) after the Government announced a raft of new measures to help courts recover from the pandemic.
More powers will be given to judges as new legislation delivers on the Government’s pledge to ensure the courts are not open to abuse and delay.
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC MP has today (20 July 2021) unveiled his ambitious vision to reform criminal justice – including his intention for a Prison White Paper later this year.
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland spoke at the Centre for Social Justice to outline how the government is rebuilding the criminal justice system and looking to its longer-term future.
A security company and its manager pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court to supplying unlicensed security to a Bradford nightclub.
A new, modern home for civil, family and tribunal hearings in Newcastle has officially opened today (14 July 2021), providing an accessible, single space for this work in the city.
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