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The Lord Chancellor in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice today announced the appointment of David Eveleigh and Marina Gibbs.
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£14 million of new funding taken directly from criminals’ pockets will provide vital services to help victims recover from the effects of crime, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has today announced.
Bailiffs will be banned from entering homes at night and from using physical force against debtors under new laws coming into effect this weekend to clean up the industry, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.
Rainsbrook secure training centre
Vulnerable domestic abuse victims will be helped by the scrapping of fees for domestic violence injunctions, Courts Minister Shailesh Vara has announced.
Shocking figures showing the number of offenders who commit violence against a person, a sexual offence, burglary and theft offences in the 12 months after release from custody, have today been released by the Justice Secret…
The welfare of children will be brought closer to the family court system as key safeguarding organisation Cafcass joins the Ministry of Justice, Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced.
The first comprehensive and co-ordinated effort to tackle nuisance calls has been published by Culture Secretary Maria Miller.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service will deliver a programme of reform to meet the needs and expectations of the 21st century at a lower cost to the public, with a one-off investment to deliver savings in excess of £100 millio…
Thousands of separating couples are being urged to spurn confrontational courtroom battles and use mediation to sort out disputes over their property, finances and children, as new figures reveal the ten busiest divorce cour…
The government has today launched a call for evidence on the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union in the area of information rights.
Following the judgments of the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Ministry of Justice has published today a statement to inform past and present fee-paid judicial office holders what steps the Department…
Response from the Secretary of State for Justice to Change.org petition about the availability of books in prisons
Magistrates will be given new powers as part of the Government’s reforms of rehabilitation.
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Home Office and Department of Health, has made five appointments to the Independent Advisory Panel on deaths in custody.
The MoJ is pleased to annouce the appointment of four new members to the Greater Manchester Advisory Committee
The Lord Chancellor in consultation with the Lord Chief Justice today announced the appointment of Sir Michael Pitt as Chair of the Legal Services Board.
Ministry of Justice clarifies the position on the Buddi contract.
Littlehey and Lancaster Farms prisons are to change function to hold solely adult male prisoners as part of the Government’s ongoing plans to create an efficient prison estate, which can best meets the needs of the populatio…
Vulnerable children will be better protected by a more efficient family justice system that offers more support to parents and reduces delays.
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