Policy papers and consultations

This consultation seeks views on options for the reform of the law of limitation in child sexual abuse cases in England and Wales.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 15 May 2024

Documents relating to the Criminal Justice Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 14 November 2023.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 14 May 2024

• Criminal Justice Bill: Letter from Ministers Philp and Farris detailing government amendments for Commons Committee 18 January 2024 (accessible version)

  Laura Farris Minister for Victims and Safeguarding 102 Petty France London…

• Criminal Justice Bill: Letter from Ministers Philp and Farris detailing government amendments for Commons Committee 9 January 2024 (accessible version)

  Rt Hon Chris Philp MP Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire 2…

• Criminal Justice Bill: Letter from Ministers Philp and Farris detailing government amendments for Commons Committee 19 December 2023 (accessible version)

  Rt Hon Chris Philp MP Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire 2…

• Criminal Justice Bill: supplementary delegated powers memorandum 19 December 2023 (accessible version)

  The Government has tabled amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill for…

• Criminal Justice Bill: delegated powers memorandum November 2023 (accessible version)

  Introduction 1. This memorandum has been prepared by the Home Office and…

• Criminal Justice Bill: supplementary ECHR memorandum 18 January 2024 (accessible version)

  Introduction 1. This memorandum supplements memorandums dated…

• Criminal Justice Bill: supplementary ECHR memorandum 9 January 2024 (accessible version)

  Introduction 1. This memorandum supplements memorandums dated…

• Criminal Justice Bill: supplementary ECHR memorandum 19 December 2023 (accessible version)

  Introduction 1. The Government published a memorandum addressing issues…

• Criminal Justice Bill: ECHR memorandum November 2023 (accessible version)

  Summary of the Bill 1. This memorandum addresses issues arising under the…

The government has introduced the Victims and Prisoners Bill into Parliament.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 14 May 2024

• Victims measures fact sheet

  What the victims measures within the Bill do Part 1 of the Victims and…

• Victims' Code fact sheet

  Overview The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (the Code) is a…

• Updates in the draft new Victims’ Code

  Please note that this is the draft and non-operational Victims’ Code. The…

• Clauses 6 and 11: Promoting awareness of the Victims' Code

  Overview We want victims to be clear on what they can and should expect…

• Clauses 6-11: Review of Compliance with the Victims' Code

  Overview The Victims’ Code (the Code[footnote 1] sets out the minimum…

• Clauses 12-14: Victim support services

  Overview The Bill introduces a joint statutory duty on Police and Crime…

• Clause 15; Guidance about independent advisors (ISVAs and IDVAs)

  Overview The Bill requires the publication of statutory guidance about…

Supporting documentation for legislation which will quash the wrongful convictions of those affected by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 8 May 2024

These factsheets provide more information about the Criminal Justice Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 November 2023.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 23 February 2024

Equalities statements relating to the Criminal Justice Bill.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 30 January 2024

Impact assessments relating to the Criminal Justice Bill.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 20 December 2023

These documents relate to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 29 June 2023

Government response to recommendation 8 of the Law Commission's review of hate crime legislation.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 25 April 2023

Update on government’s progress tackling disparities, including progress in response to the Lammy Review.

• From: Ministry of Justice and 1 others
• Updated: 11 February 2020

This consultation seeks the views on the impact of the proposed closure of Cambridge Magistrates’ Court.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 24 July 2018

The Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 21 June 2018.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 21 June 2018

The Lammy Review will look at the way the Criminal Justice System deals with young people and adults from BAME backgrounds.

• From: Lammy Review and 1 others
• Updated: 8 September 2017

This is a national consultation on the provision of the court and tribunal estate in England and Wales.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 24 July 2017

We are seeking views on how the discount rate of damages or compensation for personal injury claims is set and how the money is paid.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 30 March 2017

This action plan is a commitment to develop a more strategic and coherent approach to the use of restorative justice in England and Wales.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 3 March 2017

This consultation proposes that Camberwell Green and Hammersmith magistrates’ courts are closed.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and 1 others
• Updated: 8 February 2017

Seeks views on changes to the justice system.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and 1 others
• Updated: 8 February 2017

This command paper sets out the government’s response to the Justice Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2016 to 2017 on Restorative Justice.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 8 November 2016

Sets out a proposal to return cases from the Wisbech area to Cambridgeshire, to be heard at Peterborough magistrates' and Crown courts.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 1 March 2016