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Written Ministerial Statement made by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mrs Justice Whipple as a Commissioner of JAC, following selection by the Judges' Council.
The Prisons and Courts Bill paves the way for the biggest overhaul of prisons in a generation and delivery of a world-class court system.
Thousands of frontline staff in London and the South East will benefit from an immediate boost to their pay.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans for a major programme of work leading towards bringing forward a Domestic Violence and Abuse Act.
Ministers have approved the appointment, reappointment and extensions of Parole Board members.
Elizabeth Truss outlines her views on sentencing and the size of the prison population at The Centre for Social Justice.
A new frontline service focused on reforming offenders and cutting crime will launch in April 2017, Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced today.
Statement by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.
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.
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