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  • New Justice Minister sets out whole system approach to justice reform

    New Justice Minister Robert Buckland QC has set out his plan to ‘turn the tide on reoffending’ during his first keynote speech in the role.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Robert Buckland QC speech: Modernising Criminal Justice Conference 2019

    Robert Buckland QC spoke at the Modernising Criminal Justice Conference in his first keynote speech as the Minister of State for Justice.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government acts urgently to protect judicial recruitment

    Immediate steps to tackle emerging and unprecedented recruitment issues in the senior judiciary have today (5 June 2019) been set out by the government.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Legal services and LawTech bolstered with £2 million of government funding

    Just over £2 million has been committed by the government to help embrace the opportunities of LawTech, drive innovation and help the UK legal sector grow.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Offender rehabilitation drive boosted by new ROTL rules

    One year on from the launch of the prisons Education and Employment Strategy, 230 additional businesses, including Pret A Manger and Greene King, have joined the MoJ’s flagship offender work placement scheme, the New Futures…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government moves closer to introducing Sentencing Code

    The new Sentencing Code to simplify and tidy up the country’s complex sentencing laws moved a step closer today (23 May 2019), as the government introduced a Bill in Parliament.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Spotlight on child protection in family courts

    A panel of experts will review how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences, Ministers announced today (Tuesday 21 May).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 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