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“Public safety must never be put at risk again by the failure to have enough prison places”, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood said as she opened a new nearly 1,500-place prison in Yorkshire.
The Lord Chancellor wrote to the Sentencing Council to reiterate the government’s opposition to the 'differential treatment' introduced by new sentencing guidelines.
Lord Chancellor’s speech at the 2025 King’s Counsel appointment ceremony, recognising those who have been formally appointed to the rank of KC and Honorary KC.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Robert Edwards as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.
Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment and reappointments of Parole Board Members.
Greater use of AI and technology in legal services will spur economic growth thanks to a new Government investment as part of the Plan for Change today (12 March 2025).
More dangerous criminals will be taken off the streets thanks to a 700-place expansion which will turn a Suffolk jail into the UK’s largest public sector prison.
Private prosecutors face greater transparency and accountability over unregulated or unlawful activity following a consultation to overhaul the current system.
Victims in Cleveland will be better protected from domestic abusers following the expansion of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs).
Victims will receive swifter justice as the Government announces record funding for the Crown Court. New investment will see the courts sitting at the highest allocation since records began as part of its Plan for Change to …
Vulnerable girls sentenced to youth custody will no longer be placed in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs)
Reduction of interest rates for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts from today (3 March 2025).
Foreign national offenders (FNOs) will be deported quicker thanks to a new £5 million government investment in prisons across England and Wales.
Letter to Baroness Bertin in response to the Bertin report on the Independent Pornography Review.
An update on upcoming increases to selected court and tribunal fees.
A new law to help the UK’s legal services sector maintain pole position and which will deliver millions more to grow the economy and help implement our Plan for Change.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a new Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Families, individuals, and charities will receive funds left to them in wills twice as quickly as they did last year, with probate applications now being granted in less than half the time.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, made a speech outlining her vision for the future of the probation service.
Probation staff will focus more of their time on prolific offenders and monitoring the most dangerous people
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