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Convictions of hundreds of postmasters have been quashed today (Friday 24 May)
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the extension of the tenure of appointment of Maura Sullivan as a non-executive director of Gov Facilities Services Limited.
The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the appointment of Christine Nwaokolo as a non-lay member of the Legal Services Board.
The 16th meeting of the India-United Kingdom Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 21 May 2024.
The Rule of Law, free speech and artificial intelligence were all on the agenda as the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland and the Advocate General for Scotland addressed the Wor…
More small claims will be resolved faster and away from court following new rules requiring mediation.
Terms to enable HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire to be brought under public sector control have been agreed in principle.
Appointment of Parole Board Audit & Risk Committee Chair and Non-Executive Directors
The Security Minister updated the House of Commons on the Walney report.
A dedicated police taskforce set up to bring down grooming gangs has supported police forces in England and Wales to make hundreds of arrests in its first year.
Super-complaint from the Criminal Justice Alliance about the police’s use of ‘suspicion-less’ stop and searches and the scrutiny of all stop and search powers.
Those using courts in and near Blackpool are set to benefit from bolstered capacity and easier access to services, the government announced today (21 May 2024).
Thousands of police officers receive new specialised training in investigating sexual offences as more sexual offenders are arrested and convicted.
Serious young offenders will be turned away from gangs and knife crime through rigorous education and training at the country’s first Secure School.
Circular amending Annex F made under the Police Regulations 2003 to implement a new pay structure for chief constables and deputy chief constables.
The Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of a dangerous sexual predator after it was referred under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
Staff dedicated to helping neurodivergent offenders are now in place in all public prisons in England and Wales.
Plans to make it easier and less traumatic for victims of child sexual abuse to bring historic claims through the civil courts have been unveiled by the government today (15 May 2024).
Measures will help protect law-abiding cyclists, pedestrians and other road users while ensuring justice is done.
Steph Roberts-Bibby, the CEO of the Youth Justice Board (YJB), talking about the YJB's new values - what they are, why we have them and how they will be embedded.
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