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Thousands of troubled teens to benefit from cash boost to local sports groups.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The number of people tagged has reached record highs following the government’s drive to use technology to make streets safer.
Children born as a result of rape will be officially recognised as victims of crime and receive better support under changes announced by the government today (19 January 2023).
New high-tech X-ray scanners thwart 28,000 attempts to smuggle contraband behind bars.
Dozens of new cutting edge bag scanners are being fitted at prison gates across 44 prisons to further strengthen the crackdown on drugs and phones behind bars, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced.
Justice ministers from around the world will convene in London in March to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Helen Pitcher OBE appointed as Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Victims are seeing significant improvements in the criminal justice system’s response to rape, a new report has revealed today (15 December 2022).
The first public parole hearing in UK history is set to go ahead today (12 December 2022) following reforms to increase transparency and improve victims’ experience of the parole system.
Thousands more immigration cases will be heard over the next few months, speeding up decisions on removing people with no right to be in the UK.
Victims of rape across England and Wales will have access to round-the-clock support as a new 24/7 Support Line is launched today (7 December 2022).
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).
Criminal legal aid lawyers will receive the biggest boost to their pay in decades thanks to wide-ranging reforms announced by the government today (30 November 2022).
Helen Pitcher OBE announced as preferred candidate for next Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Victims will be better protected from abusers who share intimate images without their consent, under a raft of changes to the law announced today (25 November 2022).
Terrorists who continue offending in prison will always face the prospect of more time behind bars, the Deputy Prime Minister announced today (Sunday 20 November).
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak writes to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
Government funding will unlock project while creating a new state-of-the-art court in Blackpool
Thousands of troubled youngsters will be put back on the right track thanks to a new £5 million fund for crime-cutting sports schemes, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today (4 November 2022).
Construction is under way at the country’s first secure school – a brand new custodial facility for young people with education at its heart and helping to turn young offenders away from a life of crime.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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