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From Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
  • Appointments to the Insolvency Rules Committee

    The Lord Chancellor has appointed David Leibowitz, and re-appointed Alison Broad and Antony Zacaroli to the Insolvency Rules Committee.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Justice secretary plans to put education at the heart of youth justice

    Justice Secretary responds to ground-breaking review led by Charlie Taylor.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New appointment of Civil Procedure Rule Committee member

    The Lord Chancellor has appointed a new member and reappointed 3 members to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Two appointments and a reappointment to the Civil Justice Council

    The Lord Chancellor the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP has appointed 2 new members to the Civil Justice Council and reappointed an existing member for a further 3 years.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Women in the legal industry

    Secretary of State The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss speech at the Spark21 Conference.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Prison reform: Justice Secretary speech

    Speech on prison reform, including plans to recruit an additional 2,500 frontline staff to help transform prisons into places of safety and reform.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Prison reform

    Oral statement on prison reform by the The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Elizabeth Truss.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Approbation of the Lord Mayor Elect Ceremony

    Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor, at the annual Lord Mayor Elect Ceremony.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Opening of the legal year

    Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on the opening of the legal year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Courts reform gives stronger protection for victims and witnesses

    Vulnerable victims and witnesses will no longer have to appear in court under new plans to roll out pre-trial evidence sessions.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Illegal mobile phones in prisons to be cut off

    Inmates running criminal operations from behind bars will be targeted with new powers to cut off mobile phones being used illegally in prisons.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Lord Chancellor swearing-in ceremony

    Speech by The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, at her Lord Chancellor swearing in ceremony, 21 July 2016.

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Youth justice 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

  • Speech to the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism Conference

    Secretary of State for Justice speech to the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • HM Courts and Tribunals Service

    The Justice Secretary Michael Gove has today written to the Justice Select Committee chair about an issue with a faulty court form and errors with warrant processing.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government