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  • Government response to Harris Review

    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

  • 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

  • Chair of the Parole Board appointment extended

    Sir David Calvert-Smith’s appointment as Chair of the Parole Board has been extended.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Review into the care and management of transgender offenders

    Written Statement made by The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for Women, Equalities and Family Justice (Caroline Dinenage).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Extension of Parole Board members appointments

    The Secretary of State for Justice has approved an extension to the appointment terms for 16 Parole Board members.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Courts

    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

  • Speech to the Magistrates Association

    Justice Secretary Michael Gove spoke at the Magistrates Association National Council on 3 December 2015.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Sir Michael Barber joins Ministry of Justice board

    Sir Michael Barber has joined the board of the Ministry of Justice as a non-executive member, it has been announced today (2 December 2015).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Company fined £850,000 for millions of nuisance calls

    A company responsible for bombarding people with millions of nuisance calls has been fined £850,000 by the Claims Management Regulator.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prisons announcement

    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

  • Ministry of Justice’s settlement at the Spending Review 2015

    The Chancellor has published the results of the spending review, including details of the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ's) budget over the course of this Parliament.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Candidates for new prisons and probation inspectors announced

    Letter from the Justice Secretary to the Justice Select Committee to announce his candidates for the posts of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and Probation and the Interim Chair of the Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prisoner transfer agreement with Ghana

    Letter from Andrew Selous MP to the chair of the Justice Select Committee about the prisoner transfer agreement with Ghana.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK and Ghana sign prison transfer agreement

    The UK has signed a compulsory prisoner transfer agreement with Ghana to allow transfer of prisoners between each country.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prison building revolution announced by Chancellor and Justice Secretary

    Major new prison reform programme unveiled, including plans to build 9 new prisons.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Senior judicial commissioner and vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission announced

    The Right Honourable Lord Justice Burnett appointed as a new senior judicial commissioner and vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Review of coroner services launched

    Major reforms which have put bereaved people at the heart of the coroner system will be reviewed to see what further improvement can be made, Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage has announced.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Record £570k fine issued against claims firm

    A company which used high pressure tactics to get hundreds of customers to make PPI claims has been fined more than half a million pounds by the Claims Management Regulator (CMR).

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prisoner transfer agreement with Iraq

    Letter from Andrew Selous MP to Chair of the Justice Select Committee about prisoner transfer agreement with Iraq.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Appointment of the Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum

    Baroness Ilora Finlay has been appointed Chair of the new National Mental Capacity Forum.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government