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First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Secretary of State for Justice announces the appointments Legal Services Board members.
The Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 inserts 2 new offences into the Sexual Offences Act 2003, at section 67A, criminalising certain acts of voyeurism.
Offenders face up to 2 years in jail, with most serious put on sex offenders register.
New legislation to overhaul divorce law and reduce family conflict.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of John McQuater for a period of 3 years.
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.
Justice Secretary announces extra support to those who witness homicide and serious violence.
Domestic abuse victims will benefit from increased support at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court, as justice minister Lucy Frazer found out during a visit to the city.
The Secretary of State has announced the appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation.
A strategy setting out the full extent of the government’s efforts to tackle drugs in prisons has been published today (3 April 2019).
Next phase of government’s Legal Services are GREAT campaign, promoting UK’s £24 billion legal services sector.
Birmingham Prison will remain under public-sector control following the Government’s ‘step-in’, the Prisons Minister announced today.
Prisons Minister congratulates experienced officers for their work building confidence and improving standards.
Bereaved parents who suffer a stillbirth would gain answers from an independent inquest into their baby’s death under plans to improve the way such tragedies are investigated.
Government to fund more rape support centres than ever before across England and Wales.
The Secretary of State has announced the reappointment of Lord Ajay Kakkar as Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
MOJ has provided a second update to the Employment Tribunal in relation to the O’Brien/Miller & Others litigation, following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union on 7 November 2018.
Lord Chancellor David Gauke congratulated winners at the Times Law Awards 2019.
David Gauke today (11 March 2019) welcomed this year’s appointees to Queen’s Counsel at Westminster Hall.
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