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The government has signed the Hillsborough Charter, pledging to learn the lessons and make sure no family suffers the same injustices.
The Justice Secretary on the government's response to Bishop James Jones' report on the Hillsborough disaster.
The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP set out a broad and ambitious vision for the future of the civil and family courts and tribunals.
Thousands of rehabilitated ex-prisoners serving long-since abolished indefinite sentences will become eligible to have their licence period terminated earlier as part of new reforms.
Victims of major disasters will be better supported as they rebuild their lives with a new and permanent Independent Public Advocate, the Lord Chancellor has announced today.
A consultation looking at whether cowardly domestic killers should receive tougher sentences if they subject their victims to a campaign of coercive and controlling abuse, has been launched by the Lord Chancellor today.
Today the Lord Chancellor and senior judiciary launch a shared vision for the future of the civil and family courts and tribunals system.
The Criminal Justice Bill will give police more powers to tackle knife crime, antisocial behaviour, theft and drugs.
Over 120,000 former offenders will find it easier to get work and turn their lives away from crime following a change in the law.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received Royal Assent on Thursday 26 October.
Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent putting rules to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online into law.
Written ministerial statement by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk on publication of the terms of reference for the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry.
Leading criminal judge, Sarah Munro KC, has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to chair the public inquiry into the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson today (26 October 2023).
Fees for barristers who help vulnerable witnesses and victims to pre-record a cross examination will rise to £1,000, the government announced today (25 October 2023).
The Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, has today (16 October 2023) confirmed plans to appoint Baroness Newlove as the government’s interim Victim’s Commissioner.
The Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, gave a statement to the House of Commons on criminal justice in England & Wales.
The Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has announced new measures that will allow the government to rent prison cells overseas to ensure dangerous offenders can be locked up for longer.
More than 750 graduates have now swapped university halls for prison walls as demand for the Unlocked Graduates scheme reached new heights.
Hundreds of victims of domestic abuse will be better protected as perpetrators who still pose a risk once they are released from prison will be made to wear electronic monitoring tags.
Cowardly criminals who try to evade the final moment of justice will be ordered into the dock to attend their sentencing – and will face longer behind bars if they refuse to appear.
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