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Criminal legal aid solicitors will receive up to £92 million more a year to help address the ongoing challenges in the criminal justice system.
The Lord Chancellor has announced that courts can now sit up to 108,500 days this year, helping to tackle the court backlog.
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.
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.
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…
Criminal legal aid will be bolstered by £24 million, as part of government work to tackle crisis in the justice system and keep courts running.
Technological innovations and international prison policies are among things being studied as part of the government’s Sentencing Review.
At this annual event for HM Judges the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP spoke about the importance of prisons in maintaining the rule of law.
Public safety will be at the heart of an independent review into sentencing, as the government pledges to end the crisis in our prisons.
More victims will get the justice they deserve sooner under plans to give magistrates greater sentencing powers.
Hundreds of people who took part in violent disorder during the summer have already been jailed.
Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood signs first legally-binding treaty governing safe use of artificial intelligence.
Data released today (16 August 2024) confirms 460 people arrested in connection with the violent disorder earlier this month have faced their day in court and at least 99 have already been sentenced.
Additional staff and extra funding are being deployed at one of the most troubled prisons in the country following a damning inspection report which highlighted significant concerns.
The worst murderers serving whole life sentences no longer have the right to get married behind bars as a new law comes into force today (2 August 2024).
Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned by the Post Office Offences Act can now apply to a new redress scheme.
In a major speech at HMP Five Wells, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP set out measures to protect the public by preventing prisons from running out of places.
Full text of the speech given by the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP as she was sworn in as Lord Chancellor at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood has set out how the government will stop the impending collapse of the criminal justice system.
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