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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.
Information relating to the Criminal Justice Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 November 2023.
How to use the common data standards for the criminal justice system (CJS) in England and Wales.
Update on government’s progress tackling disparities, including progress in response to the Lammy Review.
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.
A Response to the Criminal Justice Joint Evidence Review: Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System.
This collection of reports compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in England and Wales, to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of different ethnic groups.
The Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, gave a statement to the House of Commons on criminal justice in England & Wales.
Trends in activity in the criminal justice system from January 2015 to December 2015.
Statistics produced by a range of agencies relating to the experience of women within the criminal justice system.
Update on government’s progress tackling disparities, including progress in response to the independent 2017 Lammy Review.
Find out more about our reform programme, including how to stay updated on progress.
This report compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System (CJS), to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of different ethnic groups in England and Wales, 2016.
A summary of proposals setting out what the Ministry of Justice is doing to make prisons places of safety and reform.
The Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox QC MP, has today published the Government’s Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system
This report compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System (CJS), to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of different ethnic groups in England and Wales, 2014.
A fundamental shake-up of the justice system that takes dangerous offenders off the streets for longer while rehabilitating lower risk offenders has been outlined today by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk.
Trends in the use of out of court disposals, defendants prosecuted, offenders convicted, remand and sentencing decisions, and offender histories in England and Wales.
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 5 February 2014.
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