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This consultation sets out a number of proposals that have been developed to modernise lasting powers of attorney.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Forest Bank Prison in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection.
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Essex North and Northamptonshire PDU in response to HM Inspectorate of Probation inspection.
The government is publishing a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century.
A Response to: Prison education: a review of reading education in prisons
We have introduced the Bill of Rights to Parliament.
This document sets out how we are managing COVID-19 in prisons and youth custody in England and Wales.
The government is making changes to the rules about making your own decisions. We are updating the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and considering a new system of safeguards – the Liberty Protection Safeguards.
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards.
This report provides an update on the progress we have made in implementing the Rape Review Action Plan, one year on from its publication.
This memorandum provides an updated post legislative assessment of the Fraud Act 2006 for submission to the ‘House of Lords Select Committee on the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud’.
This consultation seeks to understand how victims can be better supported through and beyond the criminal justice process across England and Wales.
A consultation on the future of the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme.
This consultation covers changes to the Community Performance Statistics following the unification of the Probation Service.
We are publishing a draft Victims Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, ensuring we will deliver on our manifesto commitment to pass and implement a Victims Law.
This Bill will seek to reform the rules around Judicial Review and facilitate a number of procedural improvements across the court system.
The latest common core document covering the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies.
The UK’s 7th periodic report to the United Nations ICESCR Committee.
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Coldingley Prison in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection.
This Call for Evidence is seeking evidence on Dispute Resolution from all interested parties, the judiciary, legal profession, mediators and other dispute resolvers, academics, the advice sector, court users.
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