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Ken Clarke announced tough measures to better protect people from intruders, dangerous criminals and excessive no-win no-fee legal costs.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Ken Clarke has announced tough measures to protect people from intruders, dangerous criminals and excessive no-win no-fee legal costs.
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today announced a new sentencing regime.
The extension of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act has improved openness in Government, Lord McNally said.
Speech by Lord McNally on the past and future of the Freedom of Information act and transparency
New proposals allowing secret intelligence to be used in courts were announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today.
The Probation Service has scooped an excellence award for continually improving the quality of its services
A new 'payment by results' pilot is launched at Doncaster Prison - prison director John Biggin explains more.
Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, thanks Louise Casey for her valuable work as she announces her resignation as Commissioner for Victims & Witnesses.
Minister Jonathan Djanogly visited the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) on its first birthday to see how staff there handle calls.
Jonathan Djanogly said it was a 'landmark day' as new business structures launched, opening up legal services for lawyers and non-lawyers.
Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend up to five years in jail thanks to a new criminal offence, Ken Clarke announced.
Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend longer in jail thanks to a new criminal offence.
Separating couples in Liverpool are resolving disputes more cheaply and less stressfully after new rules introduced by Jonathan Djanogly.
Community groups and voluntary sector are crucial to making the Government's 'rehabilitation revolution' a reality, says Lord McNally.
The public are set to benefit from modern, joined-up legal services after Jonathan Djanogly announced the start of radical changes.
Lord McNally lecture about the work of the probation service and rehabilitation.
A prison in Bristol is piloting increasing the number of hours inmates work in its workshops by 50 per cent.
A new civil mediation directory will replace the National Mediation Helpline from 1 October.
Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert gave this speech on 28 September 2011. The text should be checked against delivery.
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