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Over 760 people attended this year's event on reforming court and tribunal services together. All the recorded sessions are now available for you to watch.
Victims of crime will be better heard, served and protected under wide ranging reforms set out by the government today (9 December 2021).
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Victims, courts and prisons will benefit from the Ministry of Justice’s largest funding increase in more than a decade, awarded in yesterday’s Spending Review.
A leading criminal defence barrister has been appointed to conduct an independent review of the law around domestic homicides.
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC MP has today (20 July 2021) unveiled his ambitious vision to reform criminal justice – including his intention for a Prison White Paper later this year.
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland spoke at the Centre for Social Justice to outline how the government is rebuilding the criminal justice system and looking to its longer-term future.
The new criminal case management system is now in use at a further five courts in these regions.
Cutting crime and building safer communities will be at the heart of new legislation unveiled in Parliament today (9 March 2021).
The new, digital system – designed to enable the criminal justice system to use, manage and share case information much more effectively – is now live in at criminal courts in Guildford and Staines.
Material can now be disclosed on the Digital Case System
The custom-built digital case management system – delivering smarter and more efficient secure access to criminal case information – is now live in Bristol courts.
The Lord Chancellor sets out how the government plans to support people with neurodivergent conditions such as autism and dyslexia, as well as those with acute mental health problems, within the criminal justice system.
Provides the option to pre-record evidence in advance of a trial for vulnerable complainants of a crime, as well as witnesses, including children.
A new digital case management system called Common Platform is now live in Derby Crown and Magistrates’ Courts, and Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court.
New functions available to enable the upload of unused disclosed material.
Killers who withhold information on their victims could spend longer behind bars.
An investment of up to £6m in new software will give a better picture of capacity across the estate, meaning cases are more likely to be heard on time.
Criminals will be forced to make a greater financial contribution towards victim support services under new legislation unveiled by the government today (18 March 2020).
Murderers and paedophiles who refuse to disclose information about their victims could spend longer behind bars as a bill to enact ‘Helen’s Law’ enters Parliament today (8 January 2020).
The Ministry of Justice has provided a seventh update to the Employment Tribunal in relation to the O’Brien litigation, following the 7 November 2018 CJEU judgment.
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