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Advanced X-ray body scanners have stopped over 1,376 illegal items, including drugs, weapons and phones, getting into prisons, just 4 months after being installed.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
38 organisations will receive almost £2 million in government funding so their vital work steering women away from crime can continue.
Funding from a new grant has now been fully awarded to 11 different projects supporting vulnerable people across England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice has announced.
The quick and decisive action taken since the beginning of the pandemic has helped to limit the spread of the virus in prisons.
University of Hull has opened its doors as a ‘Nightingale Court’, joining the national effort to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the justice system.
Secure video calls rolled out in all prisons in just over 6 months to maintain vital family contact.
The Lord Chancellor has today reassured Ofsted that immediate improvements are being made at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre in Warwickshire, which is run by private contractor MTC.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointment of 46 members, the extension of the tenure of appointment of 3 members and the reappointment of 48 members.
The Lord Chancellor sets out how the government plans to support people with neurodivergent conditions such as autism and dyslexia, as well as those with acute mental health problems, within the criminal justice system.
The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) becomes operational at the end of the transition period.
The long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid market will be the focus of an independent review, it was confirmed today (21 December).
Review to look at how many offenders have conditions like autism and learning difficulties.
The monitoring of convicted terrorists and others who pose a terror risk will be strengthened under plans laid out today (17 December 2020).
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 116 new Queen's Counsel.
Remit letter from the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation to the Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB).
An extra 9 Nightingale courtrooms will bolster the national effort to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the justice system.
The Private International Law Bill (2020) received royal assent today (14 December 2020) allowing the UK to implement vital agreements which protect the country’s businesses and citizens across borders.
A further update on work MOJ is doing to respond to the CJEU judgment of November 2018 in O’Brien No.2 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller of December 2019.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Sir Ashley Fox as the inaugural chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements. He has also appointed 3 non-executive members to the IMA.
A panel of experts will examine whether there is a need to reform the Human Rights Act in an independent review launched by the government today (7 December 2020).
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