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This consultation seeks your views on HMICFRS's proposed policing inspection programme for 2021 to 2022.
We are seeking views on the draft codes of practice for officers who will exercise new powers to stop, question, search and detain a person at a UK port or border.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This document sets out the government’s plan to deliver the change that Britain needs, with less crime, fewer victims and a safer country.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Videos in British Sign Language, which explain the new strategy covering the government’s plan to tackle violence against women and girls.
MHCLG is launching a consultation on the draft statutory guidance and two sets of regulations that accompany Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act.
The Ministry of Justice is seeking the views of residents and businesses on proposed plans for 2 new prisons in Wethersfield.
An inspection programme and framework under Schedule 4A to the Police Act 1996.
A call for specialist views on the "Forensic medical examination standard for adult and child sexual assault complainants".
The Government’s Response to the Independent Review of Administrative Law.
Statutory consultation on the revision of PACE Codes C (detention) and H (detention – terrorism).
Consultation on proposals for reviewing pre-charge bail legislation.
This is a consultation on extending fixed recoverable costs in civil cases in England and Wales, following Sir Rupert Jackson’s 2017 report.
Consultation on measures to criminalise trespassing when setting up an unauthorised encampment in England and Wales.
Seeking views on COVID operating hours as part of wider COVID-19 recovery plans in the Crown Court. The consultation closed at 11:45pm on 14 December 2020.
Seeking views on the proposal to increase selected court fees and Help with Fees income thresholds by inflation.
Draft codes of practice published for public consultation, setting out the processes and safeguards governing the use of investigatory powers.
A consultation on what steps should be taken to provide greater protection from hate crime for places of worship. Open to individuals and organisations in England and Wales.
Guidance in relation to the operation of, and application for, new Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs) which have been introduced through the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.
The government is consulting on revisions to the code of practice to reflect changes in legislation. This is the first revision to the code since its introduction in June 2013.
This report sets out the government’s action plan for improving the Criminal Justice System’s response to rape in England and Wales.
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