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  • New Independent Assessor of Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice

    Dame Linda Dobbs DBE, a former high court judge with 35 years of legal experience has been named the new Independent Assessor for Miscarriages of Justice.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Announcement of new public appointments

    Appointment of 2 non-lay members and reappointment of a lay member to the Legal Services Board.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Offender management

    Written Ministerial Statement made by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab MP.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prison reform: Prime Minister's speech

    David Cameron spoke at the Policy Exchange on prison reform including plans to give governors complete control over the way they run their prisons.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM calls for rethink of treatment of pregnant women in prison

    Treatment of pregnant women and female prisoners with babies to be reformed including tagging, problem-solving courts and alternative resettlement units.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prime Minister outlines plan for reform of prisons

    The PM announces reform to the prison system including six new 'reform prisons' to be created this year and changes to the prison education system.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • MOJ commitment to information management assessment

    Statement affirming the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) commitment to The National Archives Information Management Assessment programme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Watch out, universities; I'm bringing the fight for equality in Britain to you: article by David Cameron

    Writing in the Sunday Times, the Prime Minister explained the government's plans to achieve real equality in Britain.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Changes to criminal legal aid contracting

    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

  • Appointment of Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman

    Appointment of Mr Paul Kernaghan as the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Child sex offender sent to prison after suspended sentence is overturned

    The Court of Appeal today sentenced child sex offender Matthew Ian Bell to 3 years in prison after overturning his original suspended sentence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New Chair of Parole Board announced

    Nick Hardwick has been appointed as the new Chair of the Parole Board.

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  • New Parole Board chair announced

    Letter from the Justice Secretary to the Justice Select Committee to announce the appointment of the Chair of the Parole Board.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prison and Probation Inspectorates

    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

  • Christmas and New Year closures for courts, tribunals and offices

    Details of which courts will be closed over the Christmas holidays.

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  • Extension of Parole Board members appointments

    The Secretary of State for Justice has approved an extension to the appointment terms for 16 Parole Board members.

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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 Ghana

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

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Senior judicial commissioner and vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission announced

    The Right Honourable Lord Justice Burnett appointed as a new senior judicial commissioner and vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Review of coroner services launched

    Major reforms which have put bereaved people at the heart of the coroner system will be reviewed to see what further improvement can be made, Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage has announced.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government