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The new squad is the latest step in efforts to disrupt drugs and mobile phones in prisons.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Justice Minister Sam Gyimah today (13 April 2017) visited Staffordshire and West Midlands CRC to see the work probation staff are doing to reform offenders.
Elizabeth Truss thanks staff at HMP Wayland for their vital work in delivering major reforms to improve safety and turn prisoners lives around.
Onley prison is leading the way in helping to transform the lives of offenders by getting them into employment, Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss said during a visit to prison today.
New offence of sexual communication with a child introduced today (3 April 2017).
Section 67 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 inserts a new offence into the Sexual Offences Act 2003, at section 15A, criminalising sexual communication with a child.
A new frontline service focused on reforming offenders and cutting crime has today been launched by Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss.
A new unit to combat extremist ideology behind bars will be launched next week, Prisons Minister Sam Gyimah announced today (2 April 2017).
Written Ministerial Statement to inform the House of an issue relating to electronic monitoring.
Six regions across the country to benefit from £800,000 cash boost to tackle reoffending.
Alun Cairns: New prison will bring economic opportunities to South Wales
Written Ministerial Statement made by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
Plans underway for 4 new prisons in Yorkshire, Wigan, Rochester and Port Talbot.
Plans to revolutionise the courts to make them more straightforward and efficient, and deliver swifter justice for victims.
New offence of sexual communication with a child will be introduced, and measures to support victims of sex crimes accelerated.
Government announces that the Ministry of Justice has moved onto the wider Shared Services strategy for government, saving £300million by 2024.
Sam Gyimah thanks Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) members for their vital work.
The Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss joined networking organization, Women In Law London, for an event at Inner Temple.
Update on changes to the discount rate.
The Lord Chancellor has today announced changes to personal injury compensation payments.
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