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Statement by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Elizabeth Truss thanked staff at HMP Bristol and Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre for their ‘vital work’.
Minister Gyimah thanks staff at Winchester for their vital work in delivering major reforms to improve safety and reduce reoffending.
Thousands of people have had their say on plans to introduce life sentences for killer drivers.
Government review finds that the introduction of tribunal fees has dramatically changed how workplace disputes are resolved.
Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences have today been posthumously pardoned.
Her Majesty The Queen will unveil a new memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster, at a service on Thursday 9 March
The Secretary of State for Justice has responded to today’s safety in custody statistics.
Lord Chancellor Elizabeth Truss has today issued a statement following the Supreme Court judgment on Article 50.
A bold and bright future awaits the UK’s world-leading legal services as we prepare to leave the EU, Lord Chancellor Elizabeth Truss declared today.
New laws will be considered as part of a crackdown on corporate economic crime, ministers announced today.
Elizabeth Truss met staff and judges at the Court of Appeal and Central Family Court.
Minister Lee opened the academy which will help prisoners get the skills they need to turn their backs on crime.
Minister Gyimah opened a Max Spielmann Academy at HMP Downview to help offenders get the skills they need to turn their backs on crime.
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the re-appointment of Dr Peter Knight for 12 months.
More female and black and minority ethnic candidates have been appointed Queen’s Counsel than ever before.
Justice Minister Sam Gyimah announces plans to double the maximum sentence for stalking.
Plans to introduce a simpler and fairer pay system for defence advocates who work on legal aid-funded criminal cases have been unveiled today by the Ministry of Justice.
Justice Minister Sir Oliver Heald announces a consultation and information campaign to help protect consumers.
Statement by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on the disturbance at HMP Birmingham.
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