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New modern prison cells that can be built and rolled-out at speed in order to boost jail capacity and keep the public safe were unveiled at HMP Norwich yesterday (2 March 2023).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The name of the UK’s first all-electric prison has been revealed today (27 February 2023) by Prisons Minister Damian Hinds.
Around 1,800 offenders are wearing alcohol tags over the festive period as part of the government’s drive to protect the public from drink-fuelled crime.
Prisons Minister Damian Hinds has outlined a package of urgent measures to rapidly improve safety at HMP Exeter.
Changes to help reduce reoffending by making sure vulnerable prison leavers get ample time to access vital support services will be introduced under a new bill that gained government support today (2 December).
Survivors will be better protected from domestic abusers who attempt to continue their campaign of terror from behind bars.
A new app to boost prison leavers’ literacy is the latest part of a £20 million government plan to reduce reoffending through innovation.
Nearly 1,000 prison leavers have been tagged in the first year of a scheme designed to crackdown on booze-fuelled crime.
Prisoners today (17 November 2022) pitched their business ideas to a ‘Dragons’ Den’ panel as part of a ground-breaking scheme to steer them away from crime.
Over 600 jobs are set to be created as construction starts on the UK’s first all-electric prison at Full Sutton in East Yorkshire.
Mosques and Muslim faith schools given access to £24.5 million for security measures to protect their places of worship and schools.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Government makes changes to the Online Safety Bill to tackle scams and fraud
UK signed copy of the beneficial ownership disclosure principles.
Correspondence between the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel chair and government ministers about the first national child safeguarding practice review.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
DWP confirms that some smaller jobcentres will merge with larger ones, and others will be co-located within local government premises.
New national campaign launched with ideas to support children's learning at home, or as part of everyday activities like catching the bus or doing the shopping
Two additional interventions will help crack down on poor quality post-16 qualifications as part of an ongoing Government review.
Damian Hinds launches #SummerOutdoors to encourage children to explore the world around them during the summer holidays
The National Retraining Scheme gets underway as new digital service Get Help to Retrain launches in Liverpool
Letter from Secretary of State for Education to local authorities and academy trusts on reducing data burdens on schools.
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