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  • Housing possession advice service to be re-examined

    Emergency face-to-face advice for those facing housing repossession will come under scrutiny with the launch of a new survey seeking the views of legal professionals.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Justice Secretary announces new model for probation

    National Probation Service to take over responsibility for all offender management.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Dame Vera Baird appointed as new Victims’ Commissioner

    Dame Vera Baird has been appointed the new Victims’ Commissioner and will take over the role from Baroness Newlove in mid-June 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Way forward for courts and tribunals estate published

    Maintaining access to justice will be the top priority when deciding the future of courts and tribunals buildings, plans published today reveal.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Video hearings tested in domestic abuse cases

    Domestic abuse victims may seek injunctions more easily and with less stress as part of a test into the use of fully-video court hearings.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Working Links: Ministerial direction

    Letters regarding the Ministerial direction on payments owed by Working Links to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

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  • Professional court access scheme to be adopted nationally

    Legal professionals will soon be able to enter the vast majority of courts and tribunals more easily as a successful pilot scheme is extended nationwide.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New prison anti-corruption taskforce unveiled

    A specialist taskforce to tackle staff corruption in jails has been announced by Justice Secretary David Gauke today (4 May 2019).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Even more people set to benefit from online court reform

    New legislation making it even easier for court users to apply for small money claims or divorce online was unveiled in the House of Lords today (1 May 2019).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Agreement reached on construction of new Wellingborough prison

    Plans to deliver up to 10,000 decent prison places have taken a significant step forward following the appointment of a contractor to build a new jail.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • More than 1000 new magistrates recruited in 2018

    A new national recruitment process, designed by HM Courts and Tribunals Service and the judiciary, is helping to boost the number of new recruits.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New programme to boost judicial diversity

    Lawyers from underrepresented groups will be better supported to become judges following the launch of a new online education programme today (24 April 2019).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Phone detection kit introduced in prisons

    Specialist mobile detection technology is being used to detect and seize illegal phones used by prisoners, Justice Secretary David Gauke revealed today (Sunday, 21 April).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Digital court system saves enough paper to cover central park twice

    HMCTS Digital Case System has saved more than 100 million sheets of paper.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointment of Legal Services Board members

    The Secretary of State for Justice announces the appointments Legal Services Board members.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Implementation of the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019

    The Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 inserts 2 new offences into the Sexual Offences Act 2003, at section 67A, criminalising certain acts of voyeurism.

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  • ‘Upskirting’ law comes into force

    Offenders face up to 2 years in jail, with most serious put on sex offenders register.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New divorce law to end the blame game

    New legislation to overhaul divorce law and reduce family conflict.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointment of John McQuater as the Lay and Consumer Advice member on CPRC

    The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of John McQuater for a period of 3 years.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointment of new lay member on the Sentencing Council

    The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of Diana Fawcett as the ‘Promotion of the Welfare of Victims of Crime’ lay member for a period of 3 years.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government