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Victims will be put first under plans to modernise the criminal courts and cut delays, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today.
The Office for Criminal Justice Reform is the government body that supports criminal justice agencies in working together to provide an improved service to the public.
Former President of the Queen's Bench Division, Sir Brian Leveson, has been appointed to carry out an independent review into the criminal courts.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
Landmark reforms that will end the prison crisis have been announced by the Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood.
Bold modernisation of the criminal courts to put victims first and restore public confidence in the system
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 5 February 2014.
The prison system would have collapsed entirely by summer if not for the Government’s decisive action to keep the public safe, new analysis has revealed.
Former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, the Rt Hon David Gauke, and an expert panel are carrying out an independent review of sentencing.
A collection of quarterly statistics on activity in the criminal justice system, offending histories, and biennial compendiums on the experiences of women and different ethnic groups of the criminal justice system.
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