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A consultation by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice on proposals for improvements to the judicial disciplinary system.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A response to: Twenty years on, is MAPPA achieving its objectives?
A strategy to cut crime and protect the public with a modern, secure prison estate designed to rehabilitate prisoners.
An urgent call for evidence in response to the challenges presented by the increasing use of a form of litigation known collectively as SLAPPs.
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Ranby Prison in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection.
A consultation on proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998.
Documentation on the latest visit by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) to the UK.
Our Electronic Monitoring Strategy sets out our vision for a robust, innovative, and data-driven electronic monitoring offer for our criminal justice system.
This consultation sets out a number of proposals that have been developed to modernise lasting powers of attorney.
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Forest Bank Prison in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection.
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Essex North and Northamptonshire PDU in response to HM Inspectorate of Probation inspection.
A consultation on the unspent convictions eligibility rule of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012.
The government is publishing a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century.
A Response to: Prison education: a review of reading education in prisons
We have introduced the Bill of Rights to Parliament.
This document sets out how we are managing COVID-19 in prisons and youth custody in England and Wales.
Mae'r llywodraeth yn gwneud newidiadau i'r rheolau ynglŷn â gwneud eich penderfyniadau eich hun. Rydym yn diweddaru Cod Ymarfer y Ddeddf Galluedd Meddyliol ac yn ystyried system newydd o drefniadau diogelu – Y Trefni…
Mae'r ymgynghoriad hwn yn gofyn am farn ar newidiadau a gynigir i God Ymarfer Deddf Galluedd Meddyliol 2005 a rheoliadau'r Trefniadau Amddiffyn Rhyddid (LPS).
The government is making changes to the rules about making your own decisions. We are updating the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and considering a new system of safeguards – the Liberty Protection Safeguards.
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards.
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