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  • Justice Secretary unveils GPS tag rollout to better protect victims

    David Gauke announces national roll out of new GPS tags which will provide 24/7 location monitoring of offenders.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • “Significant progress” made at 10 of most challenging prisons

    Minister Rory Stewart has hailed the “significant progress” made at some of the country’s toughest jails, six months on from the launch of his ‘10 prisons project’.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Justin Russell announced as candidate for next Chief Inspector of Probation

    The Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon. David Gauke MP, confirmed today that his candidate to be the next Chief Inspector of Probation is Justin Russell - currently Director General responsible for No Deal EU exit planni…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • ‘Upskirting’ now a specific crime as bill receives Royal Assent

    ‘Upskirting’ perpetrators face two years in prison and being placed on the sex offenders register, as a new law making the act a specific criminal offence is expected to receive Royal Assent today (Tuesday 12 February).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Upskirting: know your rights

    There is a lot in the news about 'upskirting' - find out what it's all about and why the law has changed.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Ministry of Justice response to Public Accounts Committee: Transforming courts and tribunals

    Ministry of Justice response to Public Accounts Committee's sixth recommendation in its report Transforming courts and tribunals, Fifty-Sixth Report of Session 2017 to 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government sets out new vision for legal support

    A new strategy to help people resolve legal problems at the earliest opportunity and avoid the need for unnecessary court proceedings was unveiled today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service: next appointment

    Dr Jo Farrar has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • MOJ response to Public Accounts Committee: Transforming courts and tribunals

    Ministry of Justice response to Public Accounts Committee's fourth recommendation in its report Transforming courts and tribunals, Fifty-Sixth Report of Session 2017 to 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New improvements to parole board transparency and victim support

    Sweeping changes to the parole system to improve transparency, offer better support for victims and new powers to reconsider decisions have been announced by the Justice Secretary David Gauke today, following a review of the…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New service for charitable bequests to be established

    A new system alerting charities to when they have been left money in wills is to be established by HM Courts and Tribunals Service following a decision to end its current arrangement.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Drug detection technology arrives at 10 prisons

    Scanners which detect drugs on clothes and mail are up and running at 10 of the most challenging jails, Prisons Minister Rory Stewart announced today (Thursday 31 January).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Court users to benefit from new service centres

    People across the country will benefit from two new Courts & Tribunals Service Centres opening today in Stoke and Birmingham.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New prisons financial crime unit secures first bust

    A special unit set up to freeze and seize the assets of criminals operating in prisons has claimed its first success, Justice Secretary David Gauke confirmed today (Monday 28, January).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • IT issues across Ministry of Justice: update

    IT network access has been restored across the Ministry of Justice estate.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Five new appointments to the Civil Justice Council

    The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of 5 new members to the Civil Justice Council (CJC) for a period of 3 years from 1 January 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Justice Secretary announces new female offender funding at Women's Aid speech

    Justice Secretary David Gauke announced in a speech at Women's Aid that community services supporting vulnerable women have been awarded £1.6 million funding, as part of the Government’s commitment to reduce the number …

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Women's Aid Public Policy Conference: David Gauke speech

    Justice Secretary David Gauke outlines the new measures introduced by the Government in the draft Domestic Abuse Bill at the Women's Aid Public Policy Conference on Domestic Abuse.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government publishes landmark domestic abuse bill

    The government has unveiled the most comprehensive package ever to tackle domestic abuse.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Framework for the supply of secure docks to HM Courts & Tribunals Service

    SME Voice Products provided an integrated solution for the installation of secure docks in courts.

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