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Speech by Lord McNally covering the government's programme of reforms of sentencing and legal aid, and competition strategy for offender services.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A competition strategy for the management of nine prisons and the closure of two prison sites has been announced today.
Jonathan Djanogly has been explaining reforms to tackle the problem of 'no win, no fee' legal schemes and fears of a compensation culture.
Special units to help prisoners kick their drug addictions are launching in five prisons.
A radical plan to reduce reoffending, an improved sentencing framework and reform of the legal aid system were outlined today.
Channel 4's 'Dispatches' goes behind the scenes of an integrated offender management scheme.
Probation staff in Northumbria have helped score top marks for keeping offenders on the straight and narrow.
The National Offender Management Service and Clinks are launching two mentoring pilots for offenders in Merseyside and Nottingham.
New Criminal Justice Statistics show a dramatic increase in the number of criminals who persistently reoffend.
Intelligent sentences which target the root causes of crime are the right way to tackle reoffending Ken Clarke said today.
Revised Probation National Standards were published today and will be implemented over the next year.
Offenders on Community Payback in London are clearing up the subways at Hyde Park Corner in preparation for the royal wedding on April 29.
The outcome of the competition for the management of five prisons has been announcement today by Kenneth Clarke.
Criminal justice statistics are set to become more transparent and user-friendly under changes introduced by the Ministry of Justice.
Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics for 2009 were published by the Ministry of Justice today.
Plans to award four new contracts for the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services to Geo Amey PECS Ltd and Serco Ltd, have been announced.
Justice Minister Crispin Blunt visited a community payback project in Worcester to see first hand how offenders are being punished.
Ken Clarke visited Nottingham to speak to staff and offenders about several rehabilitation schemes that stop offenders committing more crime.
A prison PE officer is starting a rugby course at HMP Wormwood Scrubs to help support and rehabilitate offenders.
Crispin Blunt has visited an award-winning probation project which sees ex-offenders learning construction to improve their job prospects.
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