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Sir Richard Broadbent has been announced as the new chair of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Board.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the reappointment of Keith Fraser as Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.
Report finds process less intimidating and yields better evidence.
The Ministry of Justice are aware of a telephone scam impacting members of the public.
Lord Chancellor Dominic Raab welcomed this year’s appointees to King’s Counsel at Westminster Hall.
The Secretary of State has appointed Adrian Usher as the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
Victims’ experiences to be transformed through new Victims and Prisoners Bill.
Government awards £1.8 million to prepare more offenders for work and training.
More than 90 business experts have been enlisted as prison employment advisors to help drive thousands of prison leavers into work and away from a life of crime.
Government to fund mandatory mediation for separating couples.
A senior data governance panel will provide independent expert advice on the use of justice data across courts and tribunals.
Justice ministers from around the world will convene in London today (March 20) to boost international support for the independent International Criminal Court’s (ICC) vital investigations into war crimes.
Domestic abusers who kill their partners or ex-partners will receive tougher sentences under government plans published today (17 March 2023).
The Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State has approved the reappointment of James Hayward as a Non-Executive Director of Gov Facility Services Limited .
CodeBase and Legal Geek will receive £3 million of government funding to turbocharge the development and use of technology in the legal sector.
The Secretary of State has appointed Raj Desai as a Member of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.
The Access to Justice Foundation has been awarded funding to administer the ‘Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support’ grant.
The Lord Chancellor has reappointed Diane Astin, Nicola Critchley, Elisabeth Davies, Andrew Higgins and Rhodri Williams KC as members of the Civil Justice Council for a further term of 3 years.
The most vulnerable will be better supported to access justice despite the rising cost of living thanks to new proposals published today (7 March) to reform the government ‘Help with Fees’ scheme.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Judiciary of England and Wales are calling on employers to join the hundreds already benefitting from supporting staff to volunteer as magistrates.
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