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Emergency Alerts Test on Sunday 7 September, 3pm
A Devon jail is set to almost double in size as the Government ploughs ahead with the largest prison building programme since the Victoria era.
Delay to the production of Civil Schedules ready for 1 September 2025
PC Ian Disbury, a dog handler from Dounreay, attended Countess Bathurst’s 60th birthday celebrations at her Cirencester estate last weekend.
A new leadership team, bolstered staff training and improved safeguarding have been put in place at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, following concerns raised by inspectors last month.
A statement by the Serious Fraud Office on R v Hayes and R v Palombo.
Reoffending by burglars, robbers and thieves has been cut by 20 percent thanks to the tracking of their movements with tags, a new report has found.
Rapists and sex offenders saw their sentences increased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme after the Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP intervened
Chief Superintendent Tim Needham leaves a legacy of leadership after nearly 30 years with the constabulary.
We are pleased to announce that counsel rates will increase from the start of September.
Government announces crackdown on 'honour'-based abuse.
Working with providers and stakeholders to explore the delivery of HLPAS provision in Lancaster.
Criminals will be barred from pubs, concerts and sports matches under new sentencing powers.
The SIA does not support or agree with licence holders who take the law into their own hands.
Reduction of interest rates for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts from 20 August 2025.
An update on the upcoming increase to lasting power of attorney fees.
Super-complaint from the Criminal Justice Alliance about the police’s use of ‘suspicion-less’ stop and searches and the scrutiny of all stop and search powers.
General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer
The first open meeting of the Online Procedure Rule Committee will take place on 20 October 2025 at 2:15pm via Microsoft Teams.
Extra specialist staff, a bolstered senior leadership team and improved training for frontline officers will be deployed urgently at HMP Pentonville.
Pair dumped waste close to river, farmland and houses
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