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Consultation launched on reforming weddings law for the first time in 200 years, giving couples more choice over where and how they say 'I do'.
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in United Kingdom, has been granted a conditional pardon by His Majesty the King following the Deputy Prime Minister’s advice.
Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd will lead a major review to make prisons safer, tackle crime and deliver long-term reform that protects the public
People who kill their partner, or ex, to face a 25-year sentencing start point under a change announced today by the Deputy Prime Minister.
Ukraine’s resilience and recovery will receive a $1 billion boost through UK-backed funding
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announces a new support package at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk.
The Deputy Prime Minister's address to the World Gold Council and London Bullion Market Association Summit
The public will be better protected from crime under a major expansion of tough Texas-style courts which will see thousands of offenders monitored by judges.
Up to 13,000 prison cell windows across England and Wales will be fitted with heavy-duty steel grilles to stop drones smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into jails.
Thousands of victims could see justice delivered more quickly as the Government pilots the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Crown Court.
In a major boost to the economy, the Government has launched a new AI growth project to fast-track innovation in legal technology, often known as LawTech.
Overdue reforms to protect women and meet the needs of modern relationships as the government continues to prioritise tackling VAWG and working people
Government announces over £20 million to improve prostate cancer research and treatment, including improving access to a major trial for Black men.
New Judicial and Legal Diversity Board to help break down barriers and deliver a judiciary that reflects modern Britain.
The Deputy Prime Minister addressed the Global Partnerships Conference on the future of international development, how it should drive shared growth and prosperity and be built on mutual respect.
Children and young people will get earlier support to steer them away from crime under a major overhaul of the youth justice system unveiled by the Government today (Monday 18 May).
Victims and Courts Bill receives Royal Assent to become law.
Thousands of new magistrates will be recruited and trained in under half the time it currently takes thanks to a new drive to bolster the ranks and deliver faster and fairer justice for victims.
Shocking accidental prisoner releases to be stamped out, as the Government moves to digitalise the archaic paper-based prison system.
Schools in high knife crime hotspots to get targeted support to divert children away from crime.
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