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Private prosecutors face greater transparency and accountability over unregulated or unlawful activity following a consultation to overhaul the current system.
This International Women’s Day, the government has reiterated its commitment to halving violence against women and girls in a decade.
View the funding decision of a criminal legal aid application in your LAA online portal with the new functionality rolled out for Apply for criminal legal aid.
Victims in Cleveland will be better protected from domestic abusers following the expansion of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs).
Victims will receive swifter justice as the Government announces record funding for the Crown Court. New investment will see the courts sitting at the highest allocation since records began as part of its Plan for Change to …
Vulnerable girls sentenced to youth custody will no longer be placed in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs)
Reduction of interest rates for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts from today (3 March 2025).
Foreign national offenders (FNOs) will be deported quicker thanks to a new £5 million government investment in prisons across England and Wales.
New data shows 18 to 39 year olds account for almost 3 quarters of rental fraud reports as phase 2 of nationwide ‘Stop! Think Fraud’ campaign launches.
In one of the biggest legislative updates to policing for decades, a package of new laws will tackle antisocial behaviour, shop theft and street crime.
The Home Office announces directorial appointments to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
A report from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) identifies critical themes in the treatment and outcomes of children and victims at court, offering a roadmap for future collaboration and improvements.
A man who gave medication to a woman and caused her to miscarry has had his sentence increased.
An update on upcoming increases to selected court and tribunal fees.
Bikers Lifestyle Ltd has been ordered to pay over £10,000 in fines and costs after selling motorcycle helmets that "catastrophically failed" safety tests.
Elites with known links to the Kremlin may be subject to exclusion from the UK in show of steadfast support for Ukraine on 3 year anniversary of invasion.
GFSL's (Gov Facilities Services Ltd) Board of Directors has recently committed to adopting the Institute of Directors' Code of Conduct.
Possession or distribution of electronic devices used to commit vehicle theft will be banned, carrying a maximum sentence of 5 years.
Two new offences in the government’s flagship Crime and Policing Bill will make child criminal exploitation and 'cuckooing' illegal.
Announcements made about members appointed to the offensive weapons homicide review oversight board.
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