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Around 3,800 offenders either released from prison or serving a community sentence will wear an alcohol tag over Christmas and New Year.
The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has announced the appointment of Nicole Lappin to the role of Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
Criminal legal aid solicitors will receive up to £92 million more a year to help address the ongoing challenges in the criminal justice system.
Correspondence between the Advisory Board and the Ministry of Justice.
The Lord Chancellor has announced that courts can now sit up to 108,500 days this year, helping to tackle the court backlog.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointments of 78 Parole Board Members and the reappointment of one member.
Victims of crimes will see the perpetrators face justice more quickly under a once-in-a-generation review of criminal courts, the Lord Chancellor announced today (12 December).
Fourteen thousand new prison places, with a target to open by 2031, form part of a 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy to make sure we always have the spaces needed to keep the public safe.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Kate Eves and Andrew Harris as members of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.
The Lord Chancellor wrote to the Chair of the Senior Salaries Review Body about the annual judicial pay review 2025 to 2026, and Major Review of the judicial salary structure.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the reappointment of Judith Gillespie and the appointment of Peter Dawson and Ken Mayhew to the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
Jealous ex-partners and murderers who use their hands as weapons to strangle victims face severe prison sentences under new laws set to be brought in by the government.
The Secretary of State for Justice has appointed David Whalley as the Chair of the Lay Observers’ National Council.
Vulnerable people who face unfair eviction or being pushed into homelessness are among those who will benefit from the first increase in civil legal aid funding in almost 30 years, the Lord Chancellor announced today (29 Nov…
Domestic abusers will be ordered to stay away from their victims and face tougher restrictions with the launch of new protective orders today.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointments of Martin Pratt and Robert Sullivan as members of the Youth Justice Board (YJB).
The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor has confirmed Nicole Lappin is the preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority.
Extra specialist staff, urgent repairs to cells and CCTV cameras and renewed safety training will be carried out urgently at HMP Winchester.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of a legally qualified member to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointment of Karin Phillips MBE as a member and an extension to the second term of Keith Fraser as Chair of the Youth Justice Board.
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