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  • Grayling: law must protect everyday heroes

    Good Samaritans and community heroes will have the law on their side in future, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • North Wales boost as prison contract is awarded to Lend Lease

    Multi-million pound boost for north Wales as Prisons Minister Jeremy Wright announces that Lend Lease will build a new prison in Wrexham.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Compulsory lie detector tests for serious sex offenders

    The UK’s first school for training highly-skilled probation officers to become lie detector examiners is underway.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Faulks: Court should be the last resort

    Disputes should be kept away from court and resolved using better, quicker and more efficient ways, Justice Minister Lord Faulks declared today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Norgrove reappointed as Family Justice Board Chair

    The architect of the major reforms which put children at the heart of the family justice system has been reappointed as chair of the Family Justice Board (FJB).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dangerous dogs: owners face tougher sentences for attacks

    Changes to the Dangerous Dogs Act come in to force today

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Police and prison officer killers to face life in prison

    Anyone who kills a police or prison officer in the course of their duty will face spending the rest of their lives behind bars, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Justice for victims of banned drivers

    Drivers who cause death or serious injuries on the roads when they've been banned from driving will face long jail sentences.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government launches Balance of Competences Review on Police and Criminal Justice

    On 1 May the government launched a call for evidence on the balance of powers between the UK and the EU on police and criminal justice.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government launches Balance of Competences Review on Police and Criminal Justice

    On 1 May the Government launched a call for evidence on the balance of powers between the UK and the European Union (EU) on police and criminal justice

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £30m to improve the lives of vulnerable young people

    Justice Minister Jeremy Wright has welcomed a new £30m fund to improve the prospects of up to 20,000 vulnerable young people launched by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Jodi Berg has been appointed as the Chair of the Administrative Justice Forum.

    We are pleased to announce that Jodi Berg has been appointed by the Secretary of State to be the Chair of the Administrative Justice Forum.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First victims spared harrowing court room under pre-recorded evidence pilot

    The first ever case allowing vulnerable victims and witnesses to give evidence ahead of the trial will start tomorrow.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The quiet revolution in our civil courts

    This article first appeared in the Law Society Gazette on 31 March 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Payment by results prison pilot continues to show falls in reoffending

    A ground-breaking pilot testing a new way of rehabilitating offenders continues to show marked falls in reoffending.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family justice reforms to benefit children

    The largest family justice reforms for a generation will come into effect today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Divorce myths to be dispelled

    Separating couples will be given clear new guidelines setting out what they should expect when property and income is distributed by the courts, Simon Hughes has announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Commissioner appointed for the Criminal Cases Review Commission

    Stephen James Leach has been appointed as a new Commissioner for the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chris Grayling appoints Queen's Counsel

    The Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling presided over the swearing in of this year's 100 Queen's Counsel (QC) and six Honorary Queen's Counsel.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Digital courtroom unveiled as justice enters the Wi-Fi era

    Criminal cases will be handled digitally from the moment a crime is committed through to the conclusion in court, Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green said today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government