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  • Prison reform

    Oral statement on prison reform by the The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Elizabeth Truss.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Justice Secretary calls time on failing prisons in white paper to help cut crime and protect society

    Justice Secretary embarks on a major shake-up of prisons to help cut £15bn cost of reoffending.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointment of the Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission

    The Lord Chancellor has appointed Lord Kakkar as the new Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Minister unveils plans to pardon thousands under ‘Turing’s Law’

    Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences will be posthumously pardoned, Justice Minister Sam Gyimah announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Chancellor of the High Court: Sir Geoffrey Vos

    The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos as the Chancellor of the High Court.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Approbation of the Lord Mayor Elect Ceremony

    Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor, at the annual Lord Mayor Elect Ceremony.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Lord Chancellor offers to meet Birmingham pub bombings families

    Lord Chancellor Elizabeth Truss has today offered to meet the families affected by the Birmingham pub bombings.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Speech to the Prison Governors Association

    Prisons Minister Sam Gyimah tells the PGA why prison governors are the right people to drive our reforms.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New Chief Executive for Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service

    Following an open competition, the Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Susan Acland-Hood to the post of Chief Executive, HMCTS.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Opening of the legal year

    Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on the opening of the legal year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointment of two lay members to the Legal Services Board

    The Lord Chancellor, in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has appointed Jeremy Mayhew and Catharine Seddon to the Legal Services Board.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Courts reform gives stronger protection for victims and witnesses

    Vulnerable victims and witnesses will no longer have to appear in court under new plans to roll out pre-trial evidence sessions.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointments to the Prison Service Pay Review Body

    The appointment of Andrew Dickerson, Peter Maddison and Paul West to the Prison Service Pay Review Body.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Cremation regulations

    Written Ministerial Statement made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice, Dr Phillip Lee.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government sets out new measures to tackle extremism in prisons

    Extremists to be held in 'specialist units', a crackdown on extremist literature and tightened vetting of prison chaplains.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Illegal mobile phones in prisons to be cut off

    Inmates running criminal operations from behind bars will be targeted with new powers to cut off mobile phones being used illegally in prisons.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Update on the implementation of the Fee-Paid Judicial Pension Scheme

    Statement to inform former and current fee-paid judicial office holders of steps to introduce a fee paid judicial pension scheme.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Lord Chancellor swearing-in ceremony

    Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, at her Lord Chancellor swearing in ceremony, 21 July 2016.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Application by General Council of the Bar to become a licensing authority

    Government's response to LSB's recommendation for General Council of the Bar's designation as Licensing Authority.

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  • Honorary QC nominations: deadline 21 September 2016

    Seeking nominations for honorary QC – description of the rank , how to make a nomination, and a downloadable nomination form.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government