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  • New ministerial appointments announced on 16 July 2016

    Further ministerial appointments have been announced including ministers for Department for International Trade, Ministry of Justice and Department of Health

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Justice Secretary visits 2 prisons on first full day in office

    Elizabeth Truss visited HM Prison Belmarsh and HM Prison Isis on Friday 15 July.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New ministerial appointment July 2016: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State of Justice

    Elizabeth Truss is the new Lord Chancellor following Theresa May's appointment as Prime Minister.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Judicial Conduct Investigations Office - annual report 2015-2016

    Written Ministerial Statement made by The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Recruitment of the Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission

    The Lord Chancellor, Rt Hon Michael Gove has written to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee about his preferred candidate for the post of the Chair of Judicial Appointments Commission.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Cardiff visit for Lammy race review

    A ground-breaking investigation into racial bias in the criminal justice system has visited a prison, court and probation services in Cardiff.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Legal services regulation

    Written Ministerial Statement made by the Minister of State for Civil Justice, Lord Faulks QC.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Infant cremations

    Written Ministerial Statement made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Family Justice, Caroline Dinenage.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Hundreds of responses inform Lammy race review

    The first stage of a ground-breaking investigation into race and ethnic bias in the criminal justice system is now complete.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

    The Ministry of Justice marks the swearing in of the new Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Richard Gozney KCMG, CVO.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Catherine Addy reappointed to the Insolvency Rules Committee

    Catherine Addy has been reappointed as an additional barrister member to the Insolvency Rules Committee.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Court Funds Office: change to interest rate for basic accounts

    The Court Funds Office is changing the interest rate payable on funds held in the basic account to 0.1% with effect from 6 June 2016.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Master of the Rolls: Sir Terence Etherton

    The Queen has approved the appointment of The Rt Hon Sir Terence Etherton as the Master of the Rolls with effect from 3 October 2016.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Appointment to the Sentencing Council

    The Lord Chancellor, in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has appointed Rosina Cottage QC to the Sentencing Council for 3 years from 18 July 2016.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prison estate

    Written Ministerial Statement made by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Review puts education at heart of prison service

    A comprehensive plan to transform the standard of education in prisons has been unveiled today by Dame Sally Coates.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Biggest shake-up of prison system announced as part of Queen's Speech

    More than 5,000 offenders will be housed in new reform prisons by end of the year as part of largest reform programme since Victorian times.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prison officer retires after 45 years of service

    One of the longest tenured prison officers in England and Wales has retired after almost half a century of service.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Making prisons work

    Speech by Rt Hon Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Justice, at the Governing Governors' Forum, 12 May 2016

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Jodi Berg appointment to the Administrative Justice Forum extended

    The Lord Chancellor has extended the appointment of Jodi Berg OBE as chair of the Administrative Justice Forum.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government