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From Crispin Blunt MP
  • World leading probation pilots announced

    A revolutionary approach to managing offenders on community sentences to cut re-offending will be trialled by two Probation Trusts.

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

  • New funding to tackle female offending

    Community projects that tackle female offending have been awarded £3.5m in funding, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today.

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

  • Deaths in prison custody 2011

    The Ministry of Justice has announced today that there were 57 apparent self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2011.

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

  • Minister praises payment by results

    Payment by results is a smarter approach to offender management, Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt said today.

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

  • Prison officer named Guardian public servant of the year

    A community liaison prison officer at HMP Norwich has been named Guardian public servant of the year 2011.

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

  • Minister visits payment by results pilot

    Crispin Blunt went to see an innovative scheme at Peterborough Prison that aims to stop offenders returning to a life of crime after prison.

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

  • Restorative justice register launched

    More offenders will face the consequences of their actions with the launch of the first-ever register of restorative justice practitioners.

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

  • New restorative justice register launched

    More offenders will face the consequences of their actions after the launch of the first-ever register of restorative justice practitioners

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

  • Community payback goes full time

    Offenders will be made to do a full five-day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences.

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

  • Offenders to go full time on community payback

    Offenders will be made to do a full five day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences.

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

  • 16 hours a day on curfew

    Tougher community sentences will see offenders forced to spend longer in their homes, Crispin Blunt confirmed today.

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

  • New crime of squatting proposed

    A new crime of squatting has been proposed by Crispin Blunt as part of proposals designed to protect both home and business property owners.

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

  • Blunt: ending the misery of squatting

    A new crime of squatting was proposed today by Justice Minister Crispin Blunt.

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

  • More rights for children and vulnerable adults in court

    New laws to help make it easier for children and vulnerable victims and witnesses to give evidence in court come into force today.

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

  • Child abuse loophole to be closed

    A legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children or vulnerable adults to escape justice is to be closed.

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

  • Plans to get prisoners into jobs and away from crime

    Government has launched a report of plans to break the cycle of reoffending by giving offenders access to skills that employers demand.

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

  • £3m to tackle women's offending

    Work to tackle women's offending can continue at 26 community projects thanks to a one-off £3.2m funding deal.

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

  • £3m package for women's community projects

    Work to address women's offending can continue at 26 community projects thanks to a one off £3.2m funding deal.

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

  • £2m a year for human trafficking victims

    Victims of human trafficking will be helped to recover from sexual exploitation and forced labour by a £2m service headed by Salvation Army.

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

  • Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics 2009

    Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics for 2009 were published by the Ministry of Justice today.

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